In 2014 the Australian government passed the National Security Amendment bill which granted new surveillance powers to Australia's spy agency, ASIO. Under the legislation, which passed the lower house with support from the main opposition Labor Party, anyone disclosing information about "special intelligence operations" could face a decade in prison.
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Response rates from 87.5k Australia voters.
39% Yes |
61% No |
15% Yes |
58% No |
17% Yes, but only by court order |
3% No, and enact legislation preventing government surveillance of citizen communications |
4% Yes, this is necessary to combat terrorism |
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3% Yes, but only for those with criminal backgrounds |
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Unique answers from Australia voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@8HN33GG4yrs4Y
Only for legal reasons such as looking for evidence
@9TCC7H22mos2MO
Yes, as long as they use it to keep people safe. not take away freedoms, or use it as a form of control people.
@9GGG49Z1yr1Y
Yes, but only to the extent that the individual expresses fanatical tendencies. Terrorism is it often used as excuse to increase surveillance.
@9DF9CQ61yr1Y
Depends if they are suspicious of any major crimes
@96246FF2yrs2Y
Yes if there is a very good reason to be
@94952CL2yrs2Y
they should monitor possible terrorist threats as the person or persons could be a threat to national security
@93FDTV92yrs2Y
Only if they are a wanted criminal and the phone call could help the arrest of other people
@9354PC93yrs3Y
Only under extreme circumstances where there is extensive evidence suggesting malicious intent through a previous action
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