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 92.4k Australia voters.
38% Yes |
62% No |
15% Yes |
59% 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.
@9TCC7H27mos7MO
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.
@9DF9CQ62yrs2Y
Depends if they are suspicious of any major crimes
@8HN33GG5yrs5Y
Only for legal reasons such as looking for evidence
@B4NMQ3T3 days3D
Only to monitor terrorism, those with serious criminal backgrounds and by court order for all others.
@B4CKLPR2wks2W
Yes, but only in extreme cases if they have compiled enough evidence to show that the monitoring a phone call or email is used to prevent a serious crime or act of terrorism, and strong penalties should be given for misuse of power.
@B44F8BY4wks4W
In general no, however in certain scenarios, such as those applying to individuals of dangerous nature, yes, although there must be a system of adequate checks and balances to prevent abuse.
@B3WWHTH1mo1MO
Yes, but only for those with criminal backgrounds, and furthermore only under court order. otherwise legislation should be enacted to prevent government surveillance of citizen communications.
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