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30 January 2021

‘No Sense of Momentum’: Poll Finds Drop in Support for Australia Becoming a Republic

Good news for Australia. And the best news is that support for a republic is LOWEST amongst the young!

From The Age

By Jewel Topsfield

Support for Australia becoming a republic has slipped, according to a poll that reveals only a third of Australians are in favour.

The online Ipsos poll, conducted for the The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and Nine News, surveyed 1222 people nationally and found 40 per cent were opposed to a republic, under which Australia’s own head of state would replace the British monarchy.

One quarter said they didn’t know, which is the highest level of undecided responses on the issue recorded by successive Ipsos and Nielsen polls.

The polls show support for a republic has steadily ebbed since a peak in December 1999 – when 57 per cent of Australians were in favour – immediately after the failed 1999 republic referendum.

The latest Ipsos poll found support for Australia becoming a republic was lowest among those in the 18-24 year old group, with only 26 per cent in favour compared to 34 per cent in all other age groups.

Greens and Labor voters were more likely to support a republic (46 per cent and 41 per cent respectively) compared to 27 per cent of Coalition voters.

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