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  • 30 Jun 2022
    • Taiwan
    • China
    • Australian Public Opinion
    • Public Opinion Polling

    Australians worry about China and muscle-flexing over Taiwan

    Natasha Kassam
    New polling shows Beijing and its intentions have overtaken climate, Covid and cyberattacks as major concerns.
  • 28 Jun 2021
    • Public Opinion
    • Australia
    • Australian Public Opinion
    • Indonesia

    Building stronger Australia-Indonesia ties

    Ben Bland
    The latest Lowy Poll shows the gaps in public understanding that bedevils the goal of closer bilateral relations.
  • 25 Jun 2021
    • Australian Public Opinion
    • Public Opinion Polling
    • Russia

    Putin has his generation of fans – even in Australia

    Elizabeth Buchanan
    The latest Lowy Institute Poll points to a generational divide for those with memories of the Cold War.
  • 24 Jun 2021
    • Public Opinion
    • Australia
    • Australian Public Opinion
    • India

    The dangers in Australia’s blissful ignorance about India

    Lavina Lee
    It’s far from all bad news. But Australians don’t know that other Asian great power as well as they should.
  • 23 Jun 2021
    • Public Opinion
    • Australia
    • Australian Public Opinion
    • China

    By the numbers: Charting the Australia-China relationship in decline

    Natasha Kassam
    Trust has plummeted and concern about China’s military is growing. And Australians point a finger of blame at Beijing.
  • 23 Jun 2021
    • Australian Public Opinion
    • Public Opinion Polling

    US-Australia alliance a friendship, not a love affair

    Erin Hurley
    The latest Lowy Poll reveals Australian sentiment remains lukewarm on US despite incoming Biden administration.
  • 23 Jun 2021
    • Public Opinion
    • Australia
    • Australian Public Opinion

    How Australians look in the mirror, and out a window to the world

    Caitlin Byrne
    The reflection people see might be rosy, but Australians need a better understanding of how others might see us.
  • 31 May 2021
    • Public Opinion
    • International Public Opinion
    • Australia and Climate Change
    • Australia
    • Australian Public Opinion
    • Climate change

    As varied as the weather: How public attitudes shape climate policy

    Bec Colvin
    Opinion surveys across the big emitters reveal the social complexity surrounding climate policy commitments.
  • 26 May 2021
    • Australia
    • Australian Public Opinion
    • Climate change
    • Environment

    Paying the price: Australians want action on climate change

    Hannah Léser
    New Lowy Institute polling reveals a growing public appetite to tackle environmental concerns – even at a cost.
  • 3 Mar 2021
    • China-Australia Relations
    • Australia
    • Australian Public Opinion
    • China

    The politics of being Chinese in Australia

    Jennifer Hsu
    A new Lowy Institute survey reveals a wide range of experiences and views around the Australia-China relationship.
  • 13 Oct 2020
    • Australian Public Opinion
    • Climate change

    Changing the narrative of climate change

    Bec Colvin
    Social identity, not scientific evidence, drives many people’s attitudes on climate change.
  • 24 Jun 2020
    • Australia in the World
    • Australian Public Opinion

    A pivot to globalism, but grievances lurk

    Darren Lim
    Covid-19 has reminded Australians that multilateralism matters, while the economic shock has yet to play out.
  • 24 Jun 2020
    • India
    • Australia
    • Australian Public Opinion

    Australians look to India more – and don’t always like what they see

    Aarti Betigeri
    Doubts about Indian democracy and its politics suggest the Morrison government has some persuading to do.
  • 24 Jun 2020
    • Australia and Climate Change
    • Australian Public Opinion
    • Climate change
    • Coronavirus

    Australia’s shifting mood on climate change

    Bec Strating
    This year’s intense bushfires seemed like the event that would finally move climate policy. Then came Covid-19.
  • 24 Jun 2020
    • Australia-United States Relations
    • Australian Public Opinion

    Generation why? Younger Australians wary of United States

    Natasha Kassam
    Donald Trump is a big part of this story. But there is also a clear gap in attitudes toward China.
  • 3 Jan 2020
    • Public Opinion
    • Australia and Climate Change
    • Australian Public Opinion

    New Year on Australia’s fire ravaged coast

    Alex Oliver
    These first days of 2020 have been terrible as exhausted volunteers battle blazing fires in the bush and countryside.
  • 7 Nov 2019
    • United States
    • Australia
    • Australian Public Opinion
    • Chart of the week

    Chart of the week: Trump and the US-Australia alliance

    Natasha Kassam
    Most Australians say the alliance makes us safer, but also makes Australia more likely to be drawn into a war in Asia.
  • 27 Jun 2019
    • Public Opinion
    • Australia
    • Australian Public Opinion
    • China

    Australian attitudes to China shift: 2019 Lowy Poll

    Kelsey Munro
    A deep dive into the 2019 Lowy poll reveals an across-the-board hardening of Australian attitudes towards China.
  • 26 Jun 2019
    • Public Opinion
    • Australia
    • Australian Public Opinion

    The polls were wrong, but here’s our poll, and why you should read it

    Alex Oliver , Natasha Kassam
    Election pollsters must deal with tricky challenges but issues polls – such as the Lowy Institute Poll – are different.
  • 19 Feb 2019
    • Australia
    • Australian Public Opinion
    • Migration

    Polls apart: how Australian views have changed on “boat people”

    Alex Oliver , Kelsey Munro
    Charged atmospherics over border security has plenty guessing about public attitudes, but the numbers tell a story, too.
  • 20 Jun 2018
    • Australian Public Opinion

    2018 Lowy Institute Poll: continuities and discontinuities

    Alex Oliver , Erin Harris
    Australians have reacted to global disruptions with a growing sense of unease.

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