'No' to going it alone: Australia.(World Notes)

CANBERRA -- Only 6 per cent of Australians are prepared to send Australian troops to war against Iraq without United Nations backing, an Australian online journal has found.

In the AC Nielsen AgePoll--a blow to the federal government's stand on the war with the United States--62 per cent of respondents said Australia should be involved in a conflict only if approved by the UN.

One in three believed war against Iraq was not acceptable under any circumstances. AC Nielsen's Research Director John Stirton said the poll showed "that for every Australian supporting war without UN approval there are 10 Australians that want UN …