Q. Would you say that your NBN internet service is better or worse than your previous service in terms of speed and reliability?
| All people with NBN connection at home/work | All people with NBN connection at home | All people with NBN connection at work | |
| NET: Better | 51% | 52% | 58% |
| NET: Worse | 17% | 16% | 13% |
| Much better | 24% | 25% | 28% |
| A little better | 27% | 28% | 29% |
| About the same | 30% | 30% | 28% |
| A little worse | 10% | 9% | 8% |
| Much worse | 7% | 7% | 4% |
| Don’t know | 2% | 1% | 2% |
An NBN connection has improved the speed and reliability of internet connection in just over half of cases (51%), with 30% of those with NBN connection noticing no difference, and 17% claiming a worse service.
Q. Would you approve or disapprove of privatising the NBN when it is completed in 2020?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | |
| NET: Approve | 29% | 27% | 39% | 24% | 20% | 36% | 23% | 42% | 31% | 17% |
| NET: Disapprove | 44% | 52% | 38% | 45% | 51% | 45% | 43% | 32% | 41% | 57% |
| Strongly approve | 9% | 10% | 11% | 5% | 5% | 12% | 6% | 14% | 11% | 3% |
| Somewhat approve | 20% | 17% | 28% | 19% | 15% | 24% | 17% | 28% | 20% | 14% |
| Somewhat disapprove | 18% | 19% | 20% | 15% | 20% | 18% | 18% | 14% | 18% | 21% |
| Strongly disapprove | 26% | 33% | 18% | 30% | 31% | 27% | 25% | 18% | 23% | 36% |
| Don’t know | 27% | 21% | 23% | 30% | 29% | 20% | 34% | 26% | 28% | 26% |
Under a third (29%) approve of privatising the NBN when it is completed in 2020 and 44% disapprove.
Most voter groups were more likely to disapprove of privatisation except for Liberal/National voters who were split 39% approve and 38% disapprove.
Q. If a Federal Election was held today to which party will you probably give your first preference vote? If not sure, which party are you currently leaning toward? If don’t know – Well which party are you currently leaning to?
| Q | Total | 2 weeks ago
4/12/18 |
4 weeks ago 20/11/18 | Election 2 Jul 16 | ||
| Liberal | 34% | 34% | 34% | |||
| National | 3% | 4% | 3% | |||
| Total Liberal/National | 37% | 38% | 37% | 42.0% | ||
| Labor | 36% | 39% | 35% | 34.7% | ||
| Greens | 11% | 10% | 11% | 10.2% | ||
| Pauline Hanson’s One Nation | 7% | 6% | 7% | |||
| Other/Independent | 9% | 7% | 10% | 13.1% | ||
| 2 party preferred | ||||||
| Liberal National | 47% | 46% | 48% | 50.4% | ||
| Labor | 53% | 54% | 52% | 49.6% |
Q. Thinking about the last 12 months, has it been a good or bad year for each of the following?
| Total good | Total bad | NET | Very good | Good | Neither good nor bad | Bad | Very bad | Don’t know | 2017 NET | |||
| The Australian economy | 32% | 26% | +6 | 6% | 26% | 36% | 21% | 5% | 6% | +11 | ||
| Australian politics in general | 15% | 65% | -50 | 3% | 12% | 16% | 32% | 33% | 4% | -36 | ||
| The Australian Government | 16% | 57% | -41 | 4% | 12% | 22% | 30% | 27% | 5% | na | ||
| Large companies and corporations | 31% | 22% | +9 | 6% | 25% | 37% | 16% | 6% | 11% | +22 | ||
| Small business | 29% | 23% | +6 | 4% | 25% | 39% | 18% | 5% | 9% | -2 | ||
| Trade unions | 21% | 23% | -2 | 3% | 18% | 39% | 14% | 9% | 17% | -7 | ||
| The average Australian | 28% | 29% | -1 | 4% | 24% | 37% | 23% | 6% | 6% | -6 | ||
| Your personal financial situation | 30% | 30% | – | 5% | 25% | 36% | 18% | 12% | 4% | +1 | ||
| Your workplace (workers) | 46% | 18% | +28 | 9% | 37% | 32% | 12% | 6% | 4% | +34 | ||
| You and your family overall | 46% | 18% | +28 | 11% | 35% | 33% | 13% | 5% | 3% | +27 | ||
| The planet | 19% | 38% | -19 | 4% | 15% | 38% | 27% | 11% | 6% | -22 | ||
| The Australian cricket team | 30% | 28% | +2 | 5% | 25% | 33% | 21% | 7% | 10% | na |
Respondents believed that 2018 has been a relatively good year for your workplace (+28) and you and your family overall (+28). It was considered a particularly bad year for Australian politics in general (-50) and the Australian Government (-41).
Relative to 2017 (as measured in December last year), this year was considered somewhat worse in terms of – Australian politics in general (down 14) and large companies (down 13). However, it was considered a little better for small business (up 8).
Q. Thinking about the next 12 months, do you think 2019 will be a good or bad year for each of the following?
| Total good | Total bad | NET | Very good | Good | Neither good nor bad | Bad | Very bad | Don’t know | 2017 NET | |||
| The Australian economy | 30% | 28% | +2 | 5% | 25% | 33% | 21% | 7% | 10% | +12 | ||
| Australian politics in general | 20% | 41% | -21 | 5% | 15% | 29% | 26% | 15% | 11% | -21 | ||
| The Australian Government | 18% | 46% | -28 | 3% | 15% | 25% | 29% | 17% | 12% | na | ||
| Large companies and corporations | 30% | 19% | +11 | 6% | 24% | 37% | 15% | 4% | 14% | +27 | ||
| Small business | 32% | 18% | +14 | 4% | 28% | 36% | 14% | 4% | 13% | +5 | ||
| Trade unions | 23% | 20% | +3 | 5% | 18% | 39% | 13% | 7% | 20% | -2 | ||
| The average Australian | 32% | 22% | +10 | 5% | 27% | 37% | 17% | 5% | 10% | +2 | ||
| Your personal financial situation | 36% | 23% | +13 | 6% | 30% | 34% | 15% | 8% | 7% | +12 | ||
| Your workplace (workers) | 47% | 15% | +32 | 11% | 36% | 31% | 11% | 4% | 7% | +37 | ||
| You and your family overall | 48% | 14% | +34 | 11% | 37% | 31% | 10% | 4% | 8% | +31 | ||
| The planet | 25% | 33% | -8 | 5% | 20% | 32% | 22% | 11% | 10% | -15 | ||
| The Australian cricket team | 20% | 24% | -4 | 4% | 16% | 31% | 16% | 8% | 25% | na |
Overall, there was a very positive outlook for your workplace (+37) and you and your family overall (+31). Expectations were also quite positive for large companies (+11), small business (+14), the average Australian (+10) and personal financial situation (+13).
Compared to last year, respondents were less optimistic about the economy and large companies but more optimistic about small business and the average Australian.
Q. Do you think the Coalition Government should run its full term until around May 2019 when the next Federal election is due or do you think they should call an early election?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote LNP | Vote Greens | Vote other | ||
| Should run full term | 52% | 40% | 78% | 30% | 57% | |
| Should call an early election | 27% | 43% | 12% | 45% | 27% | |
| Don’t know | 21% | 17% | 11% | 26% | 15% |
About half think the Government should run its full term while 27% think they should call an early election. 76% of LNP voters think they should serve the full term while Labor voters are split with 43% favouring an early election and 40% wanting the Government to run its full term.
Q. Which party do you think will win the next Federal election?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote LNP | Vote Greens | Vote other | ||
| The Labor Party | 52% | 89% | 30% | 57% | 40% | |
| The Liberal National coalition | 21% | 1% | 53% | 6% | 19% | |
| Don’t know | 27% | 9% | 17% | 37% | 41% |
About half think that the Labor Party will win the next Federal election and 21% think the coalition will win. 89% of Labor voters think Labor will win compared to 53% of LNP voters who think the coalition will win.
Q. Which of the following describe your opinion of the Prime Minister, Scott Morrison?
| Total | Sep 2018 | Change | ||
| Intelligent | 61% | 66% | -5 | |
| Hard-working | 60% | 60% | – | |
| Out of touch with ordinary people | 54% | 51% | +3 | |
| A capable leader | 49% | 54% | -5 | |
| Understands the problems facing Australia | 46% | 51% | -5 | |
| Narrow-minded | 46% | 41% | +5 | |
| Superficial | 45% | 43% | +2 | |
| Arrogant | 43% | 38% | +5 | |
| Good in a crisis | 41% | 44% | -3 | |
| Trustworthy | 39% | 41% | -2 | |
| More honest than most politicians | 39% | 38% | +1 | |
| Visionary | 38% | 39% | -1 | |
| Intolerant | 37% | 36% | +1 | |
| Erratic | 36% | 29% | +7 | |
| Aggressive | 34% | 34% | – |
Scott Morrison’s key attributes were intelligent (61%, down 5% since September), hard working (60%, no change), out of touch with ordinary people (54%, up 3%) and a capable leader (49%, down 5%).
Main changes since September are for erratic (up 7%), intelligent, a capable leader, understands the problems facing Australia (all down 5%) and narrow-minded and arrogant (both up 5%).