It's not me, it's you - Australians ready to break up with Trump's America
>A new poll conducted for The Australia Institute reveals that more than half of Australian voters believe Donald Trump is a greater threat to global security than Russian President Vladimir Putin or Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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> The YouGov poll of 1502 people found more than more than twice as many (59%) Australians now believe Australia’s interests are better served by a more independent foreign policy rather than a closer alliance with the United States (23%). Just one in eight (13%) Australians believe the US is a “very reliable” security ally.
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>The poll shows a further erosion of confidence in the US under President Trump. A year ago, a similar poll found that 31% of Australians believed Trump was a greater threat to world peace than Putin (27%) and Xi (27%).
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>Now, 52% feel that Trump is a bigger threat than Putin (17%) and Xi (16%).
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>Key findings:
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> * More One Nation voters (35%) believe Trump is a bigger threat to world peace than Putin (18%), and about the same number think Xi is the biggest threat (32%).
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> * One third (33%) of Australians now believe the AUKUS security agreement is not in Australia’s best interests.
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> * 68% of Australians, including 53% of One Nation voters, oppose Australia’s involvement in the US and Israel’s war on Iran.
[Link to full report.](https://australiainstitute.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Polling-Australia-US-and-Iran-War-March-2026.pdf)
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> The YouGov poll of 1502 people found more than more than twice as many (59%) Australians now believe Australia’s interests are better served by a more independent foreign policy rather than a closer alliance with the United States (23%). Just one in eight (13%) Australians believe the US is a “very reliable” security ally.
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>The poll shows a further erosion of confidence in the US under President Trump. A year ago, a similar poll found that 31% of Australians believed Trump was a greater threat to world peace than Putin (27%) and Xi (27%).
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>Now, 52% feel that Trump is a bigger threat than Putin (17%) and Xi (16%).
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>Key findings:
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> * More One Nation voters (35%) believe Trump is a bigger threat to world peace than Putin (18%), and about the same number think Xi is the biggest threat (32%).
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> * One third (33%) of Australians now believe the AUKUS security agreement is not in Australia’s best interests.
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> * 68% of Australians, including 53% of One Nation voters, oppose Australia’s involvement in the US and Israel’s war on Iran.
[Link to full report.](https://australiainstitute.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Polling-Australia-US-and-Iran-War-March-2026.pdf)