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.
40% Yes |
60% No |
16% Yes |
57% 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 |
See how support for each position on “Government Surveillance” has changed over time for 85.8k Australia voters.
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See how importance of “Government Surveillance” has changed over time for 85.8k Australia voters.
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Unique answers from Australia users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
@8HN33GG4yrs4Y
Only for legal reasons such as looking for evidence
@9GGG49Z6mos6MO
Yes, but only to the extent that the individual expresses fanatical tendencies. Terrorism is it often used as excuse to increase surveillance.
@9DF9CQ68mos8MO
Depends if they are suspicious of any major crimes
@9CH93R910mos10MO
It depends on the circumstances and being allowed to do this could lead to issues if the government has ill intentions. However, the reasoning behind it is decent enough and therefore it is understandable as to why they wish to monitor phone calls and emails however it could be abused easily. So tl;dr, its a 'yes'.
@93423QJ2yrs2Y
Yes, but only with sound intelligence of a current threat or attack in order to achieve actionable prevention
@933XQZT2yrs2Y
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