United States
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Relations in the Indo-Pacific
US alliance: importance to Australia’s security
How important is our alliance relationship with the United States for Australia’s security?
Global powers and world leaders
Trust in global powers
How much do you trust the following countries to act responsibly in the world?
Global powers and world leaders
Confidence in world leaders
How much confidence you have in the following leader to do the right thing regarding world affairs?
Global powers and world leaders
Feelings towards other nations
The ‘feelings thermometer’ measures Australians’ warmth towards other countries and territories on a scale of 0° (coldest feelings) to 100° (warmest feelings), with each score reflecting the mean of responses.
Defence and security
Acquiring nuclear-powered submarines
Are you in favour or against Australia acquiring nuclear-powered submarines?
Relations in the Indo-Pacific
Australia and the United States under President Trump
Should Australia remain close to the United States under the presidency of Donald Trump?
Australian government performance
Better at managing Trump and Xi
Do you think Anthony Albanese or Peter Dutton would be better as prime minister at managing Australia’s relationship with:
Relations in the Indo-Pacific
Donald Trump: optimism
Now thinking about the presidency of Donald Trump. Are you generally optimistic or pessimistic about the next four years with Donald Trump as US president?
Global powers and world leaders
More reliable partner: Xi or Trump
Which leader, US President Donald Trump or Chinese President Xi Jinping, do you think is a more reliable partner for Australia?
Relations in the Indo-Pacific
Policies of President Trump
Here are some policies of US President Donald Trump. Please indicate whether you approve or disapprove of each one:
Relations in the Indo-Pacific
Relations with superpowers: United States and China
Is Australia’s relationship with China or the United States more important to Australia?
Relations in the Indo-Pacific
Superpowers in the future
Now a question about the role and influence of countries in the future. Ten years from now, which of these countries or regions do you think will be the most important and powerful in the world?
Safety and threats
Threats to Australia’s vital interests
Do you see the following possible threat as a critical threat, an important but not critical threat, or not an important threat to Australia’s vital interests in the next ten years?
Global powers and world leaders
Trust in the United States
How much do you trust the United States to act responsibly in the world?
Relations in the Indo-Pacific
United States’ defence of Australia
Do you think the United States would or would not come to Australia’s defence if Australia were attacked by the military of another country?
Relations in the Indo-Pacific
US–China technological competition
Next, thinking about technological innovation. Ten years from now, which of these countries do you think will be more advanced at developing and using the world’s most important technologies?
Questions from previous years
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US alliance: effect
I am now going to read you some different arguments about the alliance relationship with the United States. Please indicate whether you agree or disagree.
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Respect for the United States
In your opinion is the United States more respected in the world under President Joe Biden, or was it more respected under former President Donald Trump?
China
Future roles of the United States and China
Now a question about the role and influence of countries as world leaders in the future. Ten years from now, do you think the United States/China will play:
Defence and security
Potential military conflict between China and the United States
In the event of a military conflict between China and United States, please say which one of the following statements comes closest to your own personal view.
China
Potential conflict over Taiwan
If China were to invade Taiwan, would you support or oppose Australia, acting together with the United States, taking the following actions.
Defence and security
AUKUS
Thinking now about Australia’s partnerships in the world. Do you think AUKUS, the security partnership between Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom, will make Australia/our region more safe, less safe or make no difference?
Defence and security
Foreign military based in Australia
Are you personally in favour or against Australia allowing the United States to base military forces here in Australia?
Defence and security
The Quad
Do you think the Quad, the partnership between Australia, India, Japan and the United States, will make Australia/our region more safe, less safe or make no difference?
Relations in the Indo-Pacific
2024 US presidential election: Harris vs Trump
The US presidential election will be held in November this year. Which candidate would you prefer to see become president of the United States?
Relations in the Indo-Pacific
Harris vs Trump: by issue
Of the two US presidential candidates, which one do you personally think would be better for:
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US presidential elections: Democrats vs Republicans
Which candidate would you prefer to see become president of the United States?
Relations in the Indo-Pacific
2024 US presidential election
Thinking about the upcoming 2024 US presidential election. If it came to a choice between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, who would you prefer to see elected as the US president?
Global powers and world leaders
Australia’s best friend in the world
Which one of the following countries is Australia’s best friend in the world?
Defence and security
Foreign influence in Australian politics
Are you personally concerned or not concerned about the influence of each of the following countries on Australia’s political processes?
Covid-19 pandemic
Global responses to Covid-19
Overall, how well or badly do you think each of the following countries have handled the Covid-19 pandemic so far?
Climate change and energy
Climate change efforts by country
For each of these countries, do you think they have done too much, too little, or about the right amount in their effor to combat climage change?
Australian government performance
Coalition government report card
What mark out of ten would you personally give the Coalition Government in Canberra for its performance in handling each of the following issues — with 10 meaning it has done an excellent job, 5 an average job and 0 a very poor job?
Economy and trade
Foreign investment by country
Are you in favour or opposed to a company, bank or investment fund controlled by the following foreign governments buying a controlling stake in a major Australian company?
Relations in the Indo-Pacific
Good relations with the US and China
Is it possible to have good relations with both the United States and China?
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2020 US presidential election
The United States’ presidential election will be held in November this year. Which candidate would you prefer to see become president of the United States?
Covid-19 pandemic
Global power in the post-crisis period
The world is currently going through a severe health and economic crisis. When the world recovers from this crisis do you think each of the following will be more powerful, less powerful or will they be just as powerful as they were before the crisis?
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Military action under ANZUS
Under what circumstances should Australia act in accordance with our military alliance with the United States?
Relations in the Indo-Pacific
Relations with superpowers
Should the Australian government prioritise the United States or China, even if it may harm relations with the other?
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Joint military action under President Trump
Should Australia cooperate militarily with the United States under the presidency of Donald Trump?
Economy and trade
World’s leading economic powers
Today, which one of the following do you think is the world’s leading economic power?
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Reasons for unfavourable opinions of the US
Do any of the following factors cause you to have an unfavourable opinion of the United States?
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2016 US presidential election
The United States’ presidential election will be held in November this year. Which candidate would you prefer to see become president of the United States?
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US presidential candidates and foreign policy
Would Hilary Clinton or Donald Trump do a better job of handling the United States’ foreign policy?
Global powers and world leaders
Admiration for world leaders
For each of the following leaders, please say whether you personally admire them a lot, admire them a little or you don’t admire them at all.
Defence and security
Global risk priorities for Australia
Do you see the following as a high, moderate, low or no risk to Australia’s security in the next ten years?
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Role of the US in the next decade
In ten years’ time from now, do you personally think it will play a more important and powerful role as a world leader, a less important role, or about as important a role as a world leader as it does now?
Australian foreign policy
Australia’s bilateral relationships
In your opinion, are Australia’s with the following countries improving, worsening, or staying about the same.
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Reliability of the US security guarantee
In the future, how likely or unlikely is it that Australia will be able to rely on security guarantees from the United States?
Economy and trade
Most important economies to Australia
Thinking about the economies of the United States, China and Japan, which one do you think is the most important to Australia at the moment? Which one is the second most important?
Relations in the Indo-Pacific
The world’s leading superpower
Will China replace the United States as the world’s leading superpower?
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US military base in Australia
Are you personally in favour or against Australia allowing the United States to base US military forces here in Australia?
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2012 US presidential election
The United States’ presidential election will be held in November this year. Which candidate would you prefer to see become president of the United States?
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2012 US presidential election: better candidate for Australia
Of these two US Presidential candidates, which one do you personally think would be better from Australia’s perspective: Barack Obama the Democrat candidate or Mitt Romney if he is the Republican candidate?
Defence and security
Important security partners for Australia
Which country do you personally think will be Australia’s most important security partner over the next 10 years?
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Defence and security
Other important security partners for Australia
Which country do you personally think will be Australia’s second-most important security partner over the next 10 years?
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Regional views on US soldiers in Darwin
If China or Indonesia objected, would you be in favour or against allowing more US soldiers than the 2,500 limit to be based in Australia?
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US soldiers based in Darwin
Would you be in favour or against allowing more US soldiers than the 2,500 limit to be based in Australia?
Australian foreign policy
The influence of the ‘West’
Compared to ten years ago, do you feel that Western influence around the world has increased, decreased, or has it stayed about the same?
Australian foreign policy
Australia’s bilateral relationships under the Rudd government
Since the Rudd government was elected in November 2007, do you think Australia’s relations with each of the following countries are now better or worse?
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US power in the coming decade
Do you think the United States will be stronger or weaker as an economic and military power in the next ten years?
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Changing importance of ANZUS
Do you think our alliance with the United States is becoming more important, less important or is the importance of the alliance about the same?
Australian foreign policy
US and UN influence on Australian foreign policy
Does Australia take too much, too little or the right amount of notice of the views of the United States and the United Nations in our foreign policy?
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2008 US presidential election
The United States’ presidential election will be held in November this year. Which candidate would you prefer to see become president of the United States?
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Influence of the United States
Do you think the US is having a mainly positive or mainly negative influence in the world?
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US elections and Australia’s interests
What difference do you think the outcome of the US presidential election will have on Australia and our international interests?
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Australian influence on US foreign policy
To what extent do you think the United States takes into account the interests of countries like Australia when making international policy decisions?
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Changing US power
Would it be positive or negative if the US became significantly less powerful economically or politically?
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Declining US economic power
Would it be mainly positive or mainly negative if the United States becomes significantly less powerful economically?
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Declining US political power
Would it be mainly positive or mainly negative if the United States becomes significantly less powerful politically?
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Opinions of Americans
Please tell me if you have a very favourable, somewhat favourable, somewhat unfavourable or very unfavourable opinion of Americans.
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Opinions of the United States
Please tell me if you have a very favourable, somewhat favourable, somewhat unfavourable or very unfavourable opinion of the United States.
Global powers and world leaders
Global powers and influence in Asia
How much influence do you think each of the following countries has in Asia?
Global powers and world leaders
Global powers and influence in the world
How influential would you want each of the following countries to be in the world? Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 meaning not at all influential and 10 meaning extremely influential.
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The United States as a ‘world policeman’
Please say if you agree or disagree with the following statement: the US is playing the role of world policeman more than it should be?
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US as the ‘world’s policeman’
Do you think the United States has the responsibility to play the role of ‘world policeman’, that is, to fight violations of international law and aggression wherever they occur?
Economy and trade
Free trade agreement with the United States
On balance, do you think the free trade agreement we have signed with the United States is good or bad for Australia?
Relations in the Indo-Pacific
War over Taiwan
Should Australia act in accordance with ANZUS even if it means going to war with China over the independence of Taiwan?