Lowy Institute Poll 2021
In this its seventeenth year, the Lowy Institute Poll continues to chart how Australians feel about the world and its challenges, including COVID, China and climate change
Monday 17 Jan 2022 | 20:45 | SYDNEY
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Climate Poll 2021
Climate Poll 2021 by the Lowy Institute reports the results of a nationally representative survey on attitudes to climate change
COVIDpoll 2021
Lowy Institute polling on Australian attitudes to the COVID-19 pandemic
Being Chinese in Australia: Public Opinion in Chinese Communities
Amid debates on foreign interference, Australia-China relations and the COVID-19 pandemic, the Lowy Institute’s Multiculturalism, Identity and Influence Project conducted a nationally representative poll of Chinese-Australians in November 2020 to better understand their outlook on life in
Lowy Institute Poll 2020
The 2020 Lowy Institute Poll, conducted as the COVID-19 crisis was unfolding across the globe, reveals unprecedented changes in Australian attitudes to the world around us, including towards the United States, China, threats and the economy
Lowy Institute Poll 2020 - Report
The 2020 Lowy Institute Poll, conducted as the COVID-19 crisis was unfolding across the globe, reveals unprecedented changes in Australian attitudes to the world around us, including towards the United States, China, threats and the economy
COVIDpoll: Lowy Institute Polling on Australian Attitudes to the Coronavirus Pandemic
The Lowy Institute COVIDpoll finds that almost all Australians say Australia has handled COVID-19 well, but most are disappointed by China and the United States’ response
Lowy Institute Poll 2019
After a year of heated domestic debate on issues such as climate change, foreign influence and technology, the 2019 Lowy Institute Poll reveals significant changes in how Australians view our most important international partners, and the world around us
Media Release: 2019 Lowy Institute Poll – Australian Attitudes To Climate Change
In 2019, Australians rank climate change at the top of a list of ten possible threats to Australia's vital interests in the next ten years. A majority of Australian adults (64%) see climate change as ‘a critical threat’, an increase of six points from 2018 and 18 points since 2014
Press Release - 2019 Lowy Institute Polling: Australian attitudes towards foreign policy issues ahead of the 2019 federal election
In an early release of select results from the Lowy Institute Poll 2019, the Liberal-National Coalition holds a clear lead over the Labor Party on five out of nine key foreign policy issues
2018 Lowy Institute Poll Interactive
After the remarkable developments of the past two years and following a year of heated domestic debate on issues such as foreign influence, energy and immigration, the 2018 Lowy Institute Poll has observed both continuities and discontinuities in Australian public opinion
By Alex Oliver
2018 Lowy Institute Poll
After the remarkable developments of the past two years and following a year of heated domestic debate on issues such as foreign influence, energy and immigration, the 2018 Lowy Institute Poll has observed both continuities and discontinuities in Australian public opinion
By Alex Oliver
The 2017 Lowy Institute Poll Interactive
The 2017 Lowy Institute Poll looks at Australians' reactions to a turbulent year in world politics.
The Poll, the thirtennth annual Poll by the Lowy Institute, examines attitudes to important issues such as the importance of the US alliance in the Trump era, renewable energy,
By Alex Oliver
2017 Lowy Institute Poll
After a turbulent year in global politics, the 2017 Lowy Institute Poll contains thought-provoking findings about how Australians have reacted to world events, and how they feel about the direction of our own nation
By Alex Oliver
Almost all Australians favour renewables over coal and gas in energy security debate
With the findings of the Finkel review on electricity markets and energy security to be released on 9 June 2017, the latest Lowy Institute Poll has found that Australians have a clear preference for renewables over traditional sources of energy such as coal and gas.
By Alex Oliver
Majority of Australians say climate change a critical threat to Australia's vital interests
As the Trump administration in the United States announces its decision about the US participation in the Paris Agreement on climate change, findings from the 2017 Lowy Institute Poll show that the majority of Australians see global warming as a serious problem and a critical threat to
By Alex Oliver
Asia in the Age of Uncertainty
In the context of an increasingly demanding security environment in Asia, the Lowy Institute joined with five research partners in Asia Pacific in a six-nation 2016 multinational survey of public opinion in the Asia Pacific.
By Alex Oliver
2016 Lowy Institute polling: The US presidential election, asylum seeker policy and methods for reducing carbon emissions
Most Australians oppose a Trump presidency, according to results from Lowy Institute polling conducted in June 2016. Photo: Flickr user Gage Skidmore
By Alex Oliver
The Lowy Institute Poll Interactive 2016
The 2016 Lowy Institute Poll site presents an interactive visualisation of some of our key results from 12 years of Lowy Institute Polling.
By Alex Oliver
The Lowy Institute Poll 2016
The 2016 Lowy Institute Poll looks at Australians' reactions to a year of elections − the Australian election, the US presidential election and the selection of a new UN Secretary-General.
The Poll, the twelfth annual Poll by the Lowy Institute, also examines attitudes to other
By Alex Oliver
2016 Lowy Institute polling: Australian opinion on British exit from European Union
A majority of Australians think the United Kingdom should stay in the European Union, according to new Lowy Institute polling. In a decisive result, 51% of Australian adults say the United Kingdom ‘should remain a member of the European Union’, while only 19% say it should leave.
Further
By Alex Oliver
2016 Lowy Institute polling: Majority of Australians favour a local build for next-generation submarines
Australians have strong views on where Australia’s next submarines should be built, with the latest Lowy Institute polling finding that 70% of Australian adults want the submarines ‘built mainly in Australia, even if this will cost us more’.Only 26% say ‘the submarines should be built at the
By Alex Oliver
2016 Lowy Institute polling: Donald Trump polarises Australians
Almost half (45%) of Australian adults say that ‘Australia should distance itself from the United States if it elects a president like Donald Trump’. Photo: Flickr user Gage Skidmore
By Alex Oliver
2015 Lowy Institute polling: Views on climate action ahead of United Nations climate negotiations in Paris
As the world begins negotiations at the Paris international climate negotiations next week, the majority of adult Australians (62%) say the Government should be prepared to make stronger commitments on emissions reductions in the interests of reaching a global agreement, according to Lowy Institute
By Alex Oliver
Lowy Institute Poll 2015
After a year marked by an unusual intensity in Australia’s interactions with the world, the 2015 Lowy Institute Poll includes findings from a mix of new questions together with established tracking questions on some of the critical issues of our time.
In this year’s Poll, we asked Australians
By Alex Oliver
2015 Lowy Institute polling: Attitudes to Australia’s aid program
A majority of Australians of voting age are in favour of the recent budget cuts to Australia’s overseas aid to developing countries
By Alex Oliver
2015 Lowy Institute polling: Indonesia and the death penalty
New polling following the executions in Indonesia of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran last week suggests Australians have a strong preference for a restrained diplomatic response from the Australian Government
By Alex Oliver
Lowy Institute Poll 2014
2014 marks the tenth year of Lowy Institute polling on Australia and the world. The 2014 Lowy Institute Poll includes a mix of fascinating new questions on issues such as who is Australia’s best friend in Asia and Canberra’s espionage practices, along with many of our established questions
By Alex Oliver
The Lowy Institute Poll 2013
The ninth annual Lowy Institute Poll reports the results of a nationally representative survey of 1,002 Australian adults conducted by mobile and fixed-line telephone in Australia between 4 and 20 March 2013.
The 2013 Poll rated the major political parties on a range of key foreign policy
By Alex Oliver
India Poll 2013
The India Poll 2013 is one of the most comprehensive surveys ever conducted on the attitudes of Indian citizens towards their future in the world. Photo: Flickr user NatCau2016
By Rory Medcalf
India-Australia Poll 2013
The India-Australia Poll is a groundbreaking survey of Indian public attitudes towards Australia, with some surprising results. It reveals broadly positive views towards Australia, but lingering concerns about student safety.
Key issues covered in the poll include: Indian perceptions of
By Rory Medcalf
The Lowy Institute Poll 2012: Public opinion and foreign policy
The eighth annual Lowy Institute Poll reports the results of a nationally representative opinion survey of 1,005 Australian adults conducted in Australia between 26 March and 10 April 2012 using mobile and landline telephones. It also reports the results of a parallel survey conducted in New
Indonesia Poll 2012: Shattering stereotypes: public opinon and foreign policy
The Lowy Institute Indonesia Poll reports the results of the Institute’s second opinion poll in Indonesia. The findings challenge many assumptions about Indonesia on issues like attitudes towards Australia and the United States, openness to foreign investment, democracy, trust in other countries,
Fiji at home and in the world: public opinion and foreign policy
The Lowy Institute’s first Fiji Poll was a wide-ranging survey of public opinion in Fiji about the performance of Fiji’s military-led government and Fiji’s relations with the world. Questions focused on the implementation of government promises, the role of Fiji’s military, and democracy.
The 2011 Lowy Institute Poll
The seventh annual Lowy Poll surveys the Australian public on new questions covering attitudes towards the US alliance and the war in Afghanistan, opinions on basing US forces in Australia, WikiLeaks, foreign aid, and the intervention in Libya.
The nationally representative poll also repeated
The 2010 Lowy Institute Poll
New questions in the sixth annual Lowy Poll of Australian public opinion cover the Rudd Government’s handling of foreign policy, whether Australia should develop nuclear weapons, attitudes towards Indonesia and US power, sanctions against Fiji, and the morality of Australia’s foreign policy.
China and the world: public opinion and foreign policy
The Lowy Institute’s first China Poll is a wide-ranging survey of Chinese public opinion towards a number of important international policy issues. By what do the Chinese people feel threatened? How do they feel about foreign investment from Australia, Canada and the United States? Which country
The 2009 Lowy Institute Poll
The fifth annual Lowy Institute Poll surveys a nationally representative sample of Australians on a broad range of foreign policy issues. New questions this year cover the priority given to action on climate change, public attitudes towards relations with the US and China, foreign investment, asylum
The 2008 Lowy Institute Poll: Australia and the world
The fourth annual Lowy Institute Poll surveys a nationally representative sample of Australians on a range of foreign policy issues and contains a number of new questions. These cover attitudes towards Japanese whaling, foreign investment in Australia, China, the US presidential election, climate
The Lowy Institute Poll 2007
The third Lowy Institute Poll surveys a nationally representative sample of Australians on their attitudes towards the US alliance, the government’s consular responsibilities, migrant worker schemes, and the nuclear threat posed by Iran. It also includes the results of parallel surveys carried out
The Lowy Institute Poll 2006: Australia, Indonesia and the world
The 2006 Lowy Institute Poll involved parallel public opinion surveys in Australia and Indonesia. The report contains responses from both countries to questions on foreign and security policy, global affairs, and each other.
The 2006 poll was conducted in partnership with the Chicago Council on
By Ivan Cook
Australians speak 2005: public opinion and foreign policy
The 2005 Lowy Institute Poll was, at the time, the most comprehensive single survey ever taken of Australian public opinion on foreign policy. The report, Australians Speak 2005: Public Opinion and Foreign Policy, contains insights on issues ranging from Australian defence policy to relations with
By Ivan Cook
Lowy Institute Poll Data Book 2005
Data book 2005 contains the raw data collected by the Lowy Institute Poll. It supports the report of the first edition of the Poll, entitled Australians Speak 2005: Public Opinion and Foreign Policy, which is also available for download
By Ivan Cook