The annual Lowy Poll is the Lowy Institute’s flagship publication, with its results frequently cited by politicians and policy-makers, journalists and academics. It is the leading tracking survey on Australian foreign policy, aiming to provide a reliable vehicle for understanding Australian attitudes towards a wide range of foreign policy issues, whilst being independent and methdologically rigorous.

The annual poll is entirely funded by the Lowy Institute to ensure its ongoing independence and its questionnaire is thoroughly reviewed including by one of Australia’s most experienced polling experts, Sol Lebovic, the founder and former managing director of Newspoll. The data sets are deposited with the Australian Social Science Data Archive where they are available free of charge for public scrutiny.

The Lowy Institute has also conducted polling in several other countries, including Indonesia (2006 and 2011), New Zealand (2007 and 2012), China (2009) and Fiji (2010).