Q. What do you think will be the more likely result of cutting penalty rates for hospitality and retail workers?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Work full time | Work part time | |||
| Businesses will make bigger profits | 57% | 73% | 41% | 66% | 61% | 60% | 55% | ||
| Businesses will employ more workers | 24% | 12% | 42% | 12% | 23% | 24% | 22% | ||
| Don’t know | 20% | 15% | 17% | 22% | 16% | 17% | 23% |
57% think that the most likely result of cutting penalty rates will be that businesses will make bigger profits. 24% think businesses will employ more workers.
Those most likely to think businesses will make more profits were Labor voters (73%) and Greens voters (66%).
Those most likely to think businesses will employ more workers were Liberal National voters (42%) and aged 65+ (41%).