Voters back fracking bans despite pressure on states to drop them

Exclusive: Australia Institute polling finds 49% support moratorium in their state while 24% oppose

Despite the Turnbull government's insistence that state-based restrictions on unconventional gas extraction are putting Australia's energy security at risk, twice as many voters support the bans as oppose them.

A new poll, conducted by the progressive thinktank the Australia Institute, has found 49% of Australians support a moratorium on fracking for gas in their own state, while just 24% oppose it.