The world on Bush

Safer? Nah:

A majority of people surveyed in a global poll, which included Australia, think the re-election of George W Bush as US President has made the world more dangerous.

Australians shared the sentiment, despite Australia having troops in Iraq, with 61 per cent of people polled agreeing that his win had made the world more dangerous.

Of the 21 countries polled in the BBC survey, only three countries - India, the Philippines and Poland - thought the world was safer following Mr Bush's election win in November.

Mr Bush will be inaugurated for his second term on Thursday.

On average across all countries, 58 per cent of the 22,000 surveyed said they believed Mr Bush's re-election made the world more dangerous.