Media pick up on Commonwealth immigration polling
/This week saw the launch of our Royal Commonwealth Society commissioned polling across Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the UK which showed overwhelming support for free movement between the four nations.
Headline figures show 70% of Australians, 75% of Canadians, 82% of New Zealanders, and 58% of Britons polled support free labour mobility.
The story received world wide media coverage both in print, online, radio, and TV. Highlights of which you can see below. More updates will be added throughout the week.
You can download a copy of our polling brief here.
UNITED KINGDOM
The Guardian: Reciprocal living and working rights backed in UK, Australia, NZ and Canada
CANADA
The Globe and Mail: Canadians support visa-free travel between some countries: poll
Global News: Canadians want EU-style mobility between UK, Australia, New Zealand: poll
AUSTRALIA
The Australian: Poll backs UK-Aust free mobility
ABC News: Australia, Canada, NZ and UK support EU-style free movement, new poll says
News.com.au: Push for visa-free migration bloc in Australia, UK, Canada, and New Zealand
Daily Telegraph Australia: Poll backs UK-Aust free mobility
NEW ZEALAND
New Zealand Herald: Colonies want common rights
Stuff NZ: Massive support for visa-free 'migration bloc' between UK, NZ, Canada and Aus
Radio NZ: Commonwealth 'visa-free' idea popular