Good news from the Queen's great Southern Realm - Australia: A poll of 1,400 Australians shows support for a republic has dropped to a 16 year low, with monarchists now taking the lead! Remember this is asking people about some undefined republic. Support for a republic would drop even more once the republicans put forward a model - which they must do to be taken seriously.
Monarchists still have a long way to go here with Labour governments doing every thing they can to undermine the Crown but we are buoyed by this poll.
David I didn't buy any Sunday papers so didn't see it in hard copy - did they break the data down by state, voting preference, age or gender? I've seen the topline figures by state but nothing more. I'd be very interested to see what the No vote percentage is among ALP voters.
ReplyDeleteNewspoll - the political gold standard opinion pollster - hasn't polled on this issue since 2007. I suspect it's because it can see the trendline.