Q. Thinking about our current political and economic system – that is, the structures that set the rules for the way Australian society operates – which of the following best describes your view?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Jan 2017 | |||
| The system needs to be fundamentally changed | 32% | 33% | 26% | 40% | 42% | 40% | ||
| The system is fundamentally sound but needs to be refined | 44% | 47% | 53% | 41% | 39% | 44% | ||
| The system works well as it is and should not be changed in any substantial way | 10% | 7% | 15% | 6% | 10% | 6% | ||
| Don’t know | 14% | 13% | 7% | 13% | 8% | 11% |
44% think Australia’s political and economic system is fundamentally sound but needs to be refined and 32% think the system needs to be fundamentally changed. Only 10% think it should not be changed in any way.
Those thinking it needs fundamental change has dropped 8 points from 40% since January.
Those most likely to think it needs fundamental change were “other” voters (42%).
Those most likely to think the system just needs to be refined were LNP voters (53%) and aged 65+ (57%).