Nielsen Poll August 2012: Asylum Seekers

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Key Findings:

67 percent support offshore processing of asylum seekers in Papua New Guinea and Nauru
48 percent support the decision to increase the number of refugees Australia accepts from 13,750 per year to 20,000 per year; 49 percent are opposed.

A majority of Australians support the decision to resume offshore processing of asylum seekers according to the latest Nielsen Poll.