Home > Knowledgebase > Cocaine > Australians' Attitudes Towards Cocaine > Do Australians support or oppose increased penalties for the sale or supply of cocaine?

Do Australians support or oppose increased penalties for the sale or supply of cocaine?

The majority of Australians (77%) reported that they support increased penalties for the sale or supply of cocaine. Eleven percent neither support nor oppose increased penalties; and 12% oppose them.

Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). 2019 National Drug Strategy Household Survey (NCETA secondary analysis, 2021).

Please note: No statistical significance testing has been conducted on these data. As a result, no inferences can be made about whether the reported proportions are significantly different from one another.