The Lowy Institute for International Policy has released the results of its third annual poll surveying Australian public opinion on foreign policy and global affairs.

The Poll is Australia's most comprehensive opinion poll on foreign policy and contains insights on relations with the US, international trade and military involvement in the Middle East among many other issues of importance to Australians. It reveals the increasing importance of climate change on the national agenda and probes Australians' views on the most appropriate responses to it. Conducted annually, the Poll not only provides a snapshot of current views but will enable the Institute to discover trends in public opinion over time - some of which are beginning to emerge in the results of this year's Poll.