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Reasons for unfavourable opinions of the US

Australians have consistently expressed high levels of support for Australia’s alliance with the United States in the Lowy Institute Poll, even at times when US presidents were unpopular in Australia. In 2020, more than three-quarters of Australians (78% — up six points this year) say that the alliance with the United States is either very or fairly important to Australia’s security. Low levels of confidence in President Trump may have had some impact on Australian sentiment about the alliance in 2019, but support for ANZUS has now rebounded. The 2020 result is 15 points higher than in 2007 (63%), which remains the low point for Australian support for the alliance in 16 years of the Lowy Institute Poll.

United States
Reasons for unfavourable opinions of the US

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Do any of the following factors cause you to have an unfavourable opinion of the United States?

This question was last asked in 2017.

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80%
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80%

President George W. Bush

2007

President Donald Trump

2017

US foreign policies

2007

2017

American culture

2007

2017

Americans you have met

2007

2017

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