The Australian Government might have overturned a ban on uranium sale to
India but a majority of people in the country still appear opposed to the idea
of selling the mineral to New Delhi.
In a new survey, a majority of Australians were found to be against the
recent Labor party decision of lifting the ban on uranium sale to India with 61
per cent opposing it.
“More than 60 per cent of Australians say they are against ‘Australia
selling uranium to India’, with 39 per cent saying they are ‘strongly
against’,” according to the eight annual Lowy Institute poll 2012.
In December 2011, the Australian Labor Party had overturned a ban on the
sale of uranium to India
following a heated national conference debate.
The results were published by the Lowy institute Poll after a nationally
representative opinion survey of 1,005 Australian adults was done.
Key issues covered in the poll included uranium sale to India, relations
with Fiji, the Bali bombings, climate change, the war in Afghanistan,
migration, US Presidential elections, US military bases, and attitudes towards
democracy and human rights.
The poll also included questions of migration, a perennially controversial
topic.
It revealed that Australians recognised the need for short-term migration
to address worker shortages with 62 per cent saying they were in favour of ‘the
government allowing in extra workers from foreign countries’ when ‘there are
shortages of workers in Australia
and companies in Australia
cannot find enough skilled workers’.
However, it was found that there was major opposition against large-scale
foreign investment.
The poll also included several new questions about Australia ’s
image and engagement with the neighbourhood.
It was found that Australians believe it was important to be liked by
neighbours, with 68 per cent saying it was ‘very important’ for ‘Australia to be
seen in a positive light by people from countries in region’, with another 26
per cent saying it is ‘somewhat important’.
They also supported the government efforts to
communicate with countries in the region.
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