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Defending allies: Australians more willing to defend PNG than the USDefending allies: Australians more willing to defend PNG than the US
In this year’s Poll, we asked whether Australia should come to the defence of some of its key allies if they were under attack by another country. More than nine in ten Australians (94%) say Australia should come to New Zealand’s defence. Eight in ten (79%) say Australia should come to Papua New Guinea’s defence. Three-quarters of Australians (74%) say we should come to the defence of the United Kingdom.
Firm majorities of Australians say they would support coming to the defence of Japan (66%), Indonesia (60%), the Philippines (57%), and the United States (55%). A significant minority of Australians (43%) say they would not support Australia coming to the defence of the United States.
About the author
Charles Lyons-Jones
Charles Lyons-Jones is a Research Fellow in the Lowy Institute’s Foreign Policy and Public Opinion Program. He oversees the annual Lowy Institute Poll and the Global Diplomacy Index.
