Data retention scheme has majority support from Australians
Friday, 27 March 2015 New Lowy Institute polling released today shows that the Australian Government's data retention ('metadata') laws, which passed the...
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2015 Lowy Institute polling: Indonesia and the death penalty
New polling commissioned by the Lowy Institute following the executions in Indonesia of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran last week suggests that Australians have a strong preference for a restrained...
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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, according to Lowy Institute polling conducted last weekend by...
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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...
View ArticleProsperity, safety our big worries
Prosperity, safety our big worriesMichael Fullilove and Alex OliverThe Australian16 June 2015Publication Type: Commentary
View ArticleSol Lebovic on the 2015 Lowy Institute Poll
Tuesday, 16 June 2015https://soundcloud.com/lowyinstitute/sol-lebovic-on-the-2015-lowy-institute-poll
View ArticleLowy poll shows that values matter in foreign policy
Wednesday, 17 June 2015The 2015 Lowy Institute Poll reveals a great deal about Australian attitudes towards China, both in terms of our bilateral relationship, but also how China fits into our broader...
View ArticleLowy Institute @ NGV: What Australians really think about the world
Thursday, 23 July 2015 - 5:00pm to 7:15pmAccording to this year’s Lowy Institute Poll, Australians feel less safe and less optimistic about their prosperity than at any time in the Lowy Institute’s...
View ArticleOpinion piece in Foreign Policy: What to expect from Malcolm Turnbull
Alex Oliver looks at the foreign policy issues which may test Australia's new Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull.Click here for the online text.Publication Type: Commentary
View ArticleQ&A - Peace, Ideology & Free Speech
13 July 2015Panellists: John Hewson, Former leader of the Liberal Party; Amanda Rishworth, South Australian Labor MP; John Stackhouse, Visiting Christian Scholar; Michael Ware, War correspondent and...
View ArticleTime for a stronger U.S.-Australia alliance?
In the wake of a report from CSIS and ANU calling for a stronger US alliance refocused on the Asia Pacific, Alex Oliver examines the eleven years of Lowy Institute polling on attitudes to the US...
View ArticleTime for a stronger U.S.-Australia alliance?
In the wake of a report from CSIS and ANU calling for a stronger US alliance refocused on the Asia Pacific, Alex Oliver examines the eleven years of Lowy Institute polling on attitudes to the US...
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Lowy Institute Poll: Most Australians would back tougher target to win...
Tuesday, 24 November 2015As Paris prepares for the arrival of delegates from 196 countries who...
View Article2015 Lowy Institute polling: Views on climate action ahead of United Nations...
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...
View ArticlePanel discussion: The year ahead (Melbourne event)
Thursday, 11 February 2016On 11 February at the National Gallery of Victoria, Research Director Anthony Bubalo, International Security Program Director Dr Euan Graham, Polling Program Director Alex...
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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’.Faced with the prospect of a Donald Trump presidency...
View ArticlePresident Trump? We say no thanks to the Donald
Originally published in The Australian.Publication Type: Commentary
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2016 Lowy Institute polling: Majority of Australians favour a local build for...
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...
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2016 Lowy Institute polling: Australian opinion on British exit from European...
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...
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The Lowy Institute Poll 2016
2016 marks the twelfth year of the annual Lowy Institute Poll. In a year of elections − the Australian election, the US presidential election and the selection of a new UN Secretary-General − the 2016...
View ArticleAnxious about China, unsure about the US: Australians and the 2016 Lowy...
Tuesday, 21 June 2016It's likely 2016 will be remembered as a year of polls: the Brexit poll this week, the Australian election on 2 July, the US presidential election in November, and even a UN poll...
View ArticlePoll finds Abbott considered ‘weakest PM on foreign policy’
This article was originally published in The Australian.Publication Type: Commentary
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2016 Lowy Institute polling: The US presidential election, asylum seeker...
Most Australians oppose a Trump presidency, according to results from Lowy Institute polling conducted in June 2016.For 77% of Australian adults, Hillary Clinton is the preferred US President, with...
View ArticlePanel discussion: Brexit – What's next?
Thursday, 30 June 2016On 30 June, the Lowy Institute hosted a panel discussion with Polling Program Director Alex Oliver, International Security Program Director Euan Graham, and International Economy...
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