Australians support sending help to Ebolan Africa

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From Roy Morgan:

A special telephone Morgan Poll conducted over the last two nights shows a clear majority of Australians (70%) support Australia sending Australian doctors and nurses to West Africa to fight the Ebola epidemic and 23% do not support sending doctors and nurses while 7% could not say. Today’s special telephone Morgan Poll was conducted with an Australia-wide cross-section of 647 Australians.

Analysis by Vote

Analysing the results by voting preference shows support for Australia sending Australian doctors and nurses to West Africa from all parties. Support is strongest amongst ALP voters (80% support cf. 14% against) and Greens voters (79% support cf. 17% against). This compares to a smaller majority of L-NP voters (58%) cf. approve (34%) in favour sending Australian doctors and nurses to West Africa.

Analysis by Gender

Analysis by gender shows a gender split with men heavily in support and women less so:

  • Men: Support (75%) cf. against (19%);
  • Women: Support (65%) cf. against (28%).

Analysis by Age

Analysing by age shows Australian of all ages show strong support with support weakest amongst Australians aged 65+ yrs old.

  • 18-24yr olds: Against (69%) cf. support (24%);
  • 25-34yr olds: Against (77%) cf. support (17%);
  • 35-49yr olds: Support (72%) cf. against (23%);
  • 50-64yr olds: Support (72%) cf. against (23%);
  • 65+yr olds: Support (55%) cf. against (35%).

The peeps are right. I agree with Australia’s cordon sanitaire given the number of bogan miners frequenting the affected countries but we should definitely be sending experts and resources with appropriate safe guards.

About the author
David Llewellyn-Smith is Chief Strategist at the MB Fund and MB Super. David is the founding publisher and editor of MacroBusiness and was the founding publisher and global economy editor of The Diplomat, the Asia Pacific’s leading geo-politics and economics portal. He is also a former gold trader and economic commentator at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, the ABC and Business Spectator. He is the co-author of The Great Crash of 2008 with Ross Garnaut and was the editor of the second Garnaut Climate Change Review.