Friday, 16 July 2021, 12:16 pm
An Essential Media poll released today shows that 62 per
cent of Australians believe the Australian government should
support the effort to temporarily waive World Trade
Organisation patent rules for COVID-19 vaccines to enable
quicker and fairer access to vaccines for low-income
countries. There was majority support across Coalition,
Labor and Green voters. Only 10 per cent were opposed, with
27 per cent undecided. Full poll results including
methodology are attached.
The poll was commissioned by
Friends of the Earth, Amnesty International, the Australian
Fair Trade and Investment Network (AFTINET), the Australian
Council of Trade Unions, and Union aid Abroad