Australian Opinion Polls on Palestine

The Australian Friends of Palestine Association, in co-operation with other Australian advocacy groups, has commissioned social research on Australian attitudes to Palestine and Israel.

Public opinion polls have been conducted in 2009, 2011, 2014 and 2017 by Roy Morgan Research. The most recent public opinion poll was conducted in 2022 by YouGov.

2022 Opinion Poll

The Australian government is at odds with the bulk of the Australian public, according to the poll. The poll found that a majority of people:

believe that Palestine should be recognised as an independent State
oppose the Australian government’s approach in relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territories
oppose the continued occupation and the siege of Gaza, and
oppose the illegal Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian land.

The poll shows that these opinions cross political affiliations, with a majority of voters - Labor (62%), Coalition (54%) and Greens (79%) - believing the Australian government should call on Israel to end its apartheid regime.

See the full results of the 2022 poll.

2017 Opinion Poll

2017 Australian Opinion Poll

"The Australian public is way out in front of the major parties on the issue of Palestine."

2014 Opinion Poll

2014 Australian Opinion Poll

"It is clear Australians do not support Israeli actions against the Palestinians and a majority want the federal government to represent their views to the Netanyahu government and the world at the United Nations."

2011 Opinion Poll

2011 Australian Opinion Poll

“The strong support for a ‘Yes’ vote demonstrates that... the Labor Government, led by Prime Minister Gillard, [should] position itself in-line with public opinion and on the right side of history.”

2009 Opinion Poll

2009 Australian Opinion Poll

"Australians are reading between the lines of media bias against Palestine and the Palestinians."

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Australian Opinion Polls on Palestine

2022 Opinion Poll

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