Terrorism still seen as a threat by Aussies
Aug 19th, 2008 | By David Harper | Category: OpinionGeorge Megalogenis: Two out of three voters fear a major terrorist attack on home soil even though their support for Australia’s military involvement in the war on terrorism is weakening.
The mixed emotions, revealed in a comparison of exit polling from the 2004 and 2007 elections, stem from a turnaround in public attitudes to the war in Iraq. Voters moved from being mildly supportive of John Howard’s handling of the war in Iraq in 2004 to being opposed three years later.