Q. Which party do you think would be best at handling the Australian economy in the interests of you and people like you?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Liberal/ National | |
| Labor Party | 33% | 81% | 2% |
| Liberal Party | 36% | 2% | 86% |
| No difference | 20% | 13% | 9% |
| Don’t know | 17% | 4% | 3% |
Respondents were split over party best to handle the economy (in the interests of you and people like you) – 33% nominated the Labor Party and 36% the Liberal Party. Opinion closely follows party preferences. 81% of Labor voters nominated Labor and 86% of Coalition voters nominated the Liberal party. 43% of Greens voters said there was no difference – 34% said Labor and 10% Liberal.
Respondents aged under 35 favoured Labor 31%/28% and those aged 55+ favoured the Liberals 44%/36%.