Q. From what you have read and heard, do you think the Australian economy is heading in the right direction or the wrong direction?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Dec ‘16 | |||
| The right direction | 29% | 25% | 45% | 18% | 16% | 26% | ||
| The wrong direction | 41% | 48% | 31% | 56% | 55% | 45% | ||
| Don’t know | 30% | 28% | 23% | 26% | 29% | 29% |
Overall, 29% thought that the economy is heading in the right direction (up 3% from December), and 41% thought it was heading in the wrong direction (down 4%).
Liberal/National voters were more likely to think the economy is heading in the right direction (45%) than Labor (25%), Greens (18%) and independent/other voters (16%).
Men were more likely to think that the economy was heading in the right direction (36%) than women (23%).