In 2015 Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced that parents would no longer receive welfare payments if their children were not vaccinated. People who object to vaccines for religious purposes can continue to receive payments if they are affiliated with a religious group whose governing body has a formally registered objection recognised by the federal government. 97% of children in Australia are vaccinated.
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Response rates from 47.4k Labor voters.
90% Yes |
10% No |
83% Yes |
7% No |
3% Yes, but only for deadly contagious diseases |
1% No, but require vaccination in order to attend public school |
3% Yes, they are essential to protecting other children who are too young to be vaccinated |
1% No, fund public ad campaigns about the risks and benefits instead |
1% Yes, but with exceptions for those whose religious beliefs forbid use of vaccines |
1% No, but hold parents criminally liable for transferring deadly diseases to other children |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 47.4k Labor voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 47.4k Labor voters.
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Unique answers from Labor voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@8JD8FWN4yrs4Y
Yes, but with exemptions for those that have medical problems relating to vaccines.
@9ZPK3386 days6D
Yes, while you should be able to make decisions about your own body, not taking vaccines put other people’s lives at risk and you shouldn’t make these choices about other’s bodies
@9WV5Y6Z1mo1MO
Complex and provably and issues for a government's. Respect religions and other beliefs, given insightful and true information though campaigns. Strongly encourage it etc
@9FXW3MZ1yr1Y
Only for deadly diseases (black death, polio, etc. not covid, its not dangerous enough to require a mandate and the covid vaccine isnt good)
@9FVS3ZQ1yr1Y
Provide free and accessible information from many different doctors on viable solutions to certain illnesses which won't always require vaccinations.
@9FKBR581yr1Y
Yes, but only if the vaccines being administered have gone through numerous medical trials and have been verified as safe for the human body (most of them already are, but this position only applies for precaution's sake).
@9FDS9N31yr1Y
yes in some circumstances
@9F9VNPV1yr1Y
Only against deadly contagious diseases, the funding of public ad campaigns about the risks and benefits of vaccination and disease and holding parents personally liable for non-vaccination and transferring deadly diseases to other children.
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