Q. Do you think that the Government’s energy plan – the National Energy Guarantee – will reduce or increase power prices or will it make no difference to prices?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Oct 2017 | |||
| Increase prices | 22% | 26% | 17% | 23% | 28% | 31% | ||
| Reduce prices | 15% | 12% | 20% | 21% | 11% | 16% | ||
| Make no difference to prices | 38% | 41% | 39% | 28% | 45% | 31% | ||
| Don’t know | 25% | 20% | 24% | 27% | 16% | 22% |
Only 15% think that the National Energy Guarantee will reduce power prices. 22% think the plan will increase prices and 38% think it will make no difference. Since this question was asked in October there has been a 9% drop in those who think it will increase prices and a 7% increase for those who think it will make no difference.
Among Liberal National voters, 20% think it will reduce prices, 17% increase prices and 39% make no difference.
51% of those aged 55+ think it will make no difference.
Q. Who or what do you mostly blame most for rising power prices?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Sep 2017 | |||
| Private power companies trying to maximise profits | 44% | 46% | 47% | 46% | 44% | 49% | ||
| The Turnbull Government for failing to have a long-term energy plan | 21% | 32% | 12% | 23% | 25% | 22% | ||
| Environmentalists for pushing for action on climate change | 11% | 4% | 17% | 10% | 17% | 9% | ||
| Renewable energy companies for producing higher-cost power | 7% | 4% | 11% | 4% | 6% | 5% | ||
| Don’t know | 17% | 14% | 13% | 16% | 8% | 15% |
44% think private power companies trying to maximise profits are most to blame for rising power prices and 21% think the Turnbull Government is most to blame. 11% blame environmentalists pushing for action on climate change and only 7% blame renewable energy costs.
Since this question was asked in September there has been a decrease in those who blame power companies (down 5% to 44%) and an increase in those who blame environmentalists or renewables (up 4% to 18%).
Q. Thinking about your personal situation which best described you?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Men | Women | Aged 18-34 | Aged 35-54 | Aged 55+ | |||
| I am in a relationship and am happy with my life | 54% | 52% | 63% | 39% | 46% | 52% | 55% | 43% | 58% | 60% | ||
| I am in a relationship and not happy with my life | 9% | 9% | 7% | 18% | 11% | 11% | 6% | 12% | 8% | 6% | ||
| I am single and happy with my life | 25% | 28% | 21% | 27% | 30% | 23% | 27% | 31% | 21% | 24% | ||
| I am single and am not happy with my life | 8% | 8% | 6% | 11% | 11% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 10% | 6% | ||
| Prefer not to say | 5% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 2% | 6% | 4% | 6% | 4% | 5% |
54% said they were in a relationship and happy with their life while 9% were in a relationship and not happy with their life. 25% said they were not in a relationship and happy with their life while 8% were not in a relationship and not happy with their life.
Liberal National voters were more likely to be in a relationship (70%) and more likely to be happy with their life (84%).
Greens voters were less likely to be in a relationship (57%) and more likely to be unhappy with their life (29%).
84% of those aged over 55 say they are happy with their life compared to 74% of under 35’s
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?
| Total | 2 weeks ago 5/618 | 4 weeks ago 22/5/18 | Election 2 Jul 16 | |||
| Liberal | 35% | 34% | 38% | |||
| National | 3% | 3% | 2% | |||
| Total Liberal/National | 38% | 36% | 40% | 42.0% | ||
| Labor | 35% | 37% | 36% | 34.7% | ||
| Greens | 11% | 10% | 10% | 10.2% | ||
| Nick Xenophon Team | 2% | 2% | 1% | |||
| Pauline Hanson’s One Nation | 7% | 8% | 8% | |||
| Other/Independent | 7% | 7% | 6% | 13.1% | ||
| 2 party preferred | ||||||
| Liberal National | 48% | 46% | 49% | 50.4% | ||
| Labor | 52% | 54% | 51% | 49.6% |
Q. Which party would you trust most to handle the following issues?
| Liberal | Labor | Don’t know | Differ-ence | Differ-ence
Jan 2018 |
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| Security and the war on terrorism | 42% | 25% | 33% | +17 | +18 | |
| Management of the economy | 39% | 33% | 28% | +6 | +10 | |
| Controlling interest rates | 35% | 29% | 36% | +6 | +4 | |
| Political leadership | 34% | 32% | 34% | +2 | -2 | |
| Managing population growth | 32% | 30% | 38% | +2 | +3 | |
| Ensuring a quality water supply | 30% | 31% | 39% | -1 | +1 | |
| Treatment of asylum seekers | 31% | 33% | 36% | -2 | +1 | |
| Addressing climate change | 26% | 33% | 41% | -7 | -14 | |
| Ensuring a fair taxation system | 30% | 38% | 32% | -8 | -11 | |
| Ensuring a quality education for all children | 30% | 39% | 31% | -9 | -11 | |
| Housing affordability | 26% | 35% | 39% | -9 | -12 | |
| Protecting the environment | 26% | 35% | 39% | -9 | -12 | |
| Ensuring the quality of Australia’s health system | 30% | 40% | 30% | -10 | -11 | |
| Protecting Australian jobs and protection of local industries | 28% | 38% | 33% | -10 | -10 | |
| A fair industrial relations system | 28% | 40% | 32% | -12 | -13 |
The Liberal Party is trusted more to handle security and the war on terrorism (+17, down 1 since January), management of the economy (+6, down 4) and controlling interest rates (+6, up 2).
The Labor Party is trusted more to handle a fair industrial relations system (+12, down 1), protecting Australian jobs and protection of local industries (+10, no change) and ensuring the quality of Australia’s health system (+10, down 1).
Since this question was asked in January, the Labor Party has improved its position against the Liberal Party on management of the economy (up 4) while losing ground on addressing climate change (down 7).
Q. How important is it for Australia to have a close relationship with the following nations?
| Very import-ant | Quite import-ant | Not very import-ant | Don’t know | Very impor-tant
Mar 11 |
Very import-ant
Nov 13 |
Very import-ant
Oct 14 |
Very import-ant
May 15 |
Very import-ant
Jul 16 |
Very import-ant
Mar 17 |
Change | ||
| United States | 50% | 38% | 5% | 6% | 60% | 59% | 53% | 44% | 49% | 47% | +3 | |
| United Kingdom | 47% | 39% | 8% | 6% | 56% | 48% | 48% | 39% | 41% | 47% | – | |
| China | 39% | 44% | 10% | 7% | 48% | 54% | 44% | 39% | 42% | 43% | -4 | |
| Japan | 30% | 49% | 12% | 8% | 39% | 35% | 31% | 31% | 25% | 30% | – | |
| Canada | 24% | 45% | 22% | 10% | na | na | 26% | 24% | 22% | 25% | -1 | |
| Indonesia | 23% | 46% | 21% | 10% | 31% | 40% | 32% | 21% | 26% | 25% | -2 | |
| Germany | 16% | 46% | 26% | 11% | 23% | 20% | 22% | 20% | 19% | 20% | -4 | |
| India | 19% | 45% | 26% | 10% | 26% | 26% | 22% | 22% | 19% | 17% | +2 | |
| Russia | 17% | 39% | 33% | 12% | na | na | 16% | 13% | 17% | 17% | – | |
| Saudi Arabia | 14% | 35% | 36% | 15% | na | na | 17% | 14% | 13% | 13% | +1 |
50% of respondents think it is very important to have a close relationship with the United States and 47% think it is very important to have a close relationship with the United Kingdom and 39% with China. Relations with Russia (17%) and Saudi Arabia (14%) were thought to be the least important.
A close relationship with the United States is considered very important by 66% of Liberal/National voters, 44% of Labor voters and 37% of Greens voters.
Since this question was asked in March last year, the importance of our relationship with the United States has increased 3% and the importance of our relationships with China and Germany declined by 4%.
Q. Do you hold favourable or unfavourable views of the following world leaders?
| Favourable | Unfavourable | Don’t know | Favour-able Vote Labor | Favour-able Vote Lib/Nat | Favour-able Vote Greens | Favour-able Vote other | Favour-able July 2017 | ||
| New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern | 54% | 11% | 34% | 61% | 56% | 72% | 48% | na | |
| Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau | 54% | 14% | 32% | 59% | 61% | 65% | 41% | 51% | |
| German Chancellor Angela Merkel | 43% | 18% | 39% | 47% | 48% | 49% | 35% | 43% | |
| French President Emmanuel Macron | 42% | 15% | 43% | 41% | 51% | 48% | 33% | 41% | |
| UK Prime Minister Theresa May | 42% | 19% | 40% | 42% | 55% | 34% | 34% | 33% | |
| US President Donald Trump | 22% | 64% | 14% | 18% | 30% | 6% | 38% | 16% | |
| Russian President Vladimir Putin | 19% | 56% | 25% | 21% | 18% | 18% | 24% | 16% | |
| North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-Un | 9% | 68% | 23% | 9% | 11% | 4% | 12% | 6% |
More than half the respondents had a favourable view of Jacinda Ardern (54%) and Justin Trudeau (54%).
Liberal/National voters were more likely than average to have a favourable view of Theresa May (55%), Emmanuel Macron (51%), and Donald Trump (30%).
Labor voters did not differ much from the average – except for their high rating of Jacinda Ardern (61% favourable).
Main changes since this question was asked in July last year were increased favourabi8lity for Theresa May (up 9%) and Donald Trump (up 6%).
Q. Do you think the agreement signed by US President Donald Trump and North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-un will make the world more safe or less safe or will it make no difference?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | ||
| Make the world more safe | 35% | 34% | 46% | 24% | 32% | |
| Make the world less safe | 8% | 8% | 5% | 20% | 10% | |
| Make no difference | 41% | 44% | 38% | 41% | 45% | |
| Don’t know | 16% | 14% | 11% | 15% | 13% |
35% think that the agreement signed by US President Donald Trump and North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-un will make the world more safe, 8% think it will make the world less safe and 41% think it will make no difference.
46% of Liberal National voters think it will make the world more safe.