Q. Which party – Labor or Liberal – do you think is best when it comes to:
| Liberal | Labor | No difference | Don’t know | NET | ||
| Representing the interests of the large corporate and financial interests | 53% | 12% | 22% | 13% | +41 | |
| Handling the economy overall | 36% | 22% | 25% | 17% | +14 | |
| Handling the economy in a way that best helps small business | 35% | 25% | 23% | 17% | +10 | |
| Handling the economy in a way that best helps the middle class | 30% | 28% | 25% | 17% | +2 | |
| Handling the economy in a way that helps you and people like you the most. | 28% | 31% | 25% | 17% | -3 | |
| Handling the economy in a way that tries to take the interests of working families into consideration as much as it takes the interests of the large corporate and financial groups | 26% | 32% | 26% | 16% | -6 | |
| Representing the interests of you and people like you | 26% | 34% | 27% | 12% | -8 | |
| Standing up for the middle class in Australia | 25% | 35% | 26% | 14% | -10 | |
| Being more concerned about the interests of working families in Australia than the rich and large business and financial interests | 19% | 43% | 24% | 14% | -24 | |
| Representing the interests of Australian working families | 18% | 45% | 27% | 11% | -27 |
Labor are considered best at representing the interests of Australian working families (+27), being more concerned about the interests of working families (+24) and standing up for the middle class in Australia (+10).
The Liberal Party are considered best at representing the interests of the large corporate and financial interests (+41), handling the economy overall (+14) and handling the economy in a way that best helps small business (+10).