Almost a third supported deporting asylum seekers to their country of origin, regardless of the risk of persecution or violence, while 42% opposed it somewhat or strongly.

The polling also showed voters felt strongly about punitive measures for those in immigration detention, with 50% backing powers to conduct more invasive searches compared with 22% against the measure.

The control group supported offshore detention at 51% while 24% opposed. Support dropped marginally to 49% and 50% after messages against offshore detention, while the group exposed to pro-offshore detention increased to 57% support.

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[–] Australis13@fedia.io 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I should also add that the Guardian seems to be making this more of a positive than it is. Apparently:

Jana Favero, the ASRC’s deputy chief executive, said the results showed voters had “compassion” and “a desire for humanity” when it came to people fleeing danger

But only 42% oppose "deporting asylum seekers to their country of origin, regardless of the risk of persecution or violence" and 32% oppose "the government’s powers to pay other countries to take asylum seekers or non-citizens Australia wants to deport".

I would argue only around ~40% of respondents met Favero's descriptor.

[–] NaevaTheRat@vegantheoryclub.org 5 points 10 months ago

Yeah hence why I changed the title and proposed an alternative one. Unimpressed by the spin, deluding ourselves solves nothing.