Democracy

Democracy or economy

The Lowy Institute’s polling on attitudes towards democracy has provoked considerable debate since we first asked Australians for their views in 2012. There is mixed awareness of democracies in our region amongst Australians, with the majority recognising Japan, India, Papua New Guinea and Taiwan as democracies, but not agreeing that Indonesia is a democracy. In 2019, support for democracy in Australia was stable, with 65% of Australians saying that ‘democracy is preferable to any other kind of government’. One in five (22%) say that ‘in some circumstances, a non-democratic government can be preferable’, while 12% say that ‘for someone like me, it doesn’t matter what kind of government we have’.

Democracy
Democracy or economy

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Still on democracy, if you had to choose between a good democracy and a strong economy for Australia, which one would you personally choose?

This question was asked in 2014.

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