Q. Here is a list of things both favourable and unfavourable that have been said about various political parties. Which statements do you feel fit the Labor Party?
| Total | Change | Jul 2009 | April 2011 | Aug 2013 | Nov 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Mar 2017 | ||
| Will promise to do anything to win votes | 61% | -2 | 57% | 72% | 65% | 64% | 62% | 64% | 63% | |
| Looks after the interests of working people | 57% | -4 | 39% | 53% | 55% | 50% | 56% | 61% | ||
| Moderate | 56% | -2 | 65% | 51% | 48% | 56% | 47% | 54% | 58% | |
| Has policies that lead to a fairer Australia | 51% | – | ||||||||
| Understands the problems facing Australia | 51% | -1 | 62% | 40% | 50% | 48% | 43% | 49% | 52% | |
| Divided | 50% | +1 | 30% | 66% | 66% | 58% | 54% | 49% | 49% | |
| Have a vision for the future | 49% | -3 | 43% | 49% | 42% | 40% | 48% | 52% | ||
| Out of touch with ordinary people | 47% | -3 | 44% | 61% | 51% | 52% | 53% | 46% | 50% | |
| Have good policies | 45% | -5 | 46% | 42% | 38% | 46% | 50% | |||
| Clear about what they stand for | 42% | -5 | 28% | 38% | 37% | 35% | 43% | 47% | ||
| Has a good team of leaders | 38% | -3 | 60% | 34% | 36% | 33% | 30% | 39% | 41% | |
| Too close to the big corporate and financial interests | 35% | -5 | 46% | 31% | 37% | 35% | 35% | 40% | ||
| Trustworthy | 34% | -1 | 30% | 34% | 29% | 33% | 35% | |||
| Keeps its promises | 32% | -2 | 44% | 20% | 27% | 29% | 28% | 31% | 34% | |
| Extreme | 28% | – | 25% | 38% | 34% | 30% | 35% | 30% | 28% |
The attributes most commonly associated with the Labor party were “will promise to do anything to win votes” (61%), “looks after the interests of working people” (57%), and “moderate” (56%). Those least commonly associated were “extreme” (28%), “keeps its promises” (32%) and “trustworthy” (34%).
The biggest changes since this question was last asked in March were “have good policies”, “clear about what they stand for” and “too close to the big corporate and financial interests”, all of which dropped by 5%.