Seventy per cent of Australians think border should stay shut until global Covid crisis has passed – poll | Essential poll | The Guardian
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A significant majority of Australians think the Morrison government should keep the border closed until after the pandemic is under control globally, and most voters think Canberra should be responsible for managing quarantine for returning travellers, according to the latest Guardian Essential poll.The latest survey of 1,109 respondents suggests voters have adopted a fortress Australia disposition as concerns are heightened about more virulent variants of Covid.
Some 71% of the survey think the border needs to remain shut until the public health crisis has passed and 62% agree with the statement: “It should be the federal government’s responsibility to protect Australia’s international borders and manage the hotel quarantine system.”The sentiment follows the Victorian premier, Daniel Andrews, flagging last week the need for a “cold, hard discussion” about whether Australia should reduce international arrivals further, given the increased rate of transmission associated with new variants and the impending vaccination program in Australia.Andrews on Monday declared the only way to eliminate the risk of cases spreading from hotel quarantine into the community was to reduce the number of international arrivals to zero.But the premier said it was possible the current risks could be better managed if quarantine occurred in purpose-built facilities – a concept the Morrison government has pushed back against.While a majority of survey respondents want to isolate the country right now, the instinct is situational. Some 67% of the sample say the border should be reopened “slowly and safely” after the Covid vaccines have been rolled out to the public.This fortnight’s survey indicates Australians are fatigued with the crisis, with more than 70% of respondents saying they want life to return to how it was before the pandemic, and 43% of the sample agreeing with the statement: “I don’t think I could stand another lockdown.”
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