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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp Chief political correspondent

More Australians agree with Dutton’s visa pause for Gazans than oppose it, Guardian Essential poll shows

Peter Dutton
Peter Dutton’s approval is largely unchanged from late July according to the Guardian Essential poll, with 42% approving of his performance as opposition leader and 41% disapproving. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

More voters back Peter Dutton’s call to pause arrivals of Palestinians from the Gaza conflict than oppose it, in a sign the opposition leader’s rhetoric is politically profitable despite the charge he is intentionally dividing Australians.

Despite the fact border crossings from Gaza are already closed, 44% of respondents to Guardian Australia’s latest Essential poll agreed with Dutton’s call for a pause, compared with 30% who opposed it and 26% undecided.

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