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 | Last week 4/5/17 | 2 weeks ago 27/6/17 | 4 weeks ago 13/6/17 | Election 2 Jul 16 | |||
| Liberal | 33% | 35% | 35% | 35% | |||
| National | 3% | 3% | 4% | 3% | |||
| Total Liberal/National | 36% | 38% | 39% | 38% | 42.0% | ||
| Labor | 36% | 36% | 36% | 36% | 34.7% | ||
| Greens | 11% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 10.2% | ||
| Nick Xenophon Team | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | |||
| Pauline Hanson’s One Nation | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | |||
| Other/Independent | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 13.1% | ||
| 2 party preferred | |||||||
| Liberal National | 46% | 47% | 48% | 48% | 50.4% | ||
| Labor | 54% | 53% | 52% | 52% | 49.6% |
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Malcolm Turnbull is doing as Prime Minister?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote Other | June 2017 | May 2017 | Apr 2017 | Mar 2017 | Feb 2017 | Jan 2017 | June 2016 | Dec 2015 | |||
| Total Approve | 37% | 20% | 71% | 18% | 24% | 36% | 37% | 35% | 33% | 34% | 37% | 38% | 56% | ||
| Total Disapprove | 49% | 68% | 20% | 68% | 59% | 45% | 48% | 47% | 50% | 49% | 48% | 40% | 23% | ||
| Strongly approve | 6% | 2% | 14% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 13% | ||
| Approve | 31% | 18% | 57% | 17% | 21% | 31% | 32% | 30% | 28% | 29% | 31% | 32% | 43% | ||
| Disapprove | 30% | 39% | 17% | 43% | 30% | 28% | 29% | 29% | 30% | 28% | 30% | 24% | 16% | ||
| Strongly disapprove | 19% | 29% | 3% | 25% | 29% | 17% | 19% | 18% | 20% | 21% | 18% | 16% | 7% | ||
| Don’t know | 15% | 12% | 10% | 13% | 17% | 19% | 15% | 17% | 18% | 16% | 16% | 21% | 21% |
37% approved of the job Malcolm Turnbull is doing as Prime Minister (up 1% from last month), and 49% disapproved (up 4% from last month).
71% of Liberal/National voters approved of the job Malcolm Turnbull is doing, compared to 20% of ALP voters and 18% of Greens voters.
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Opposition Leader?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | June 2017 | May 2017 | Apr 2017 | Mar 2017 | Feb 2017 | Jan 2017 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | |||
| Total Approve | 36% | 66% | 23% | 36% | 19% | 34% | 34% | 33% | 30% | 30% | 37% | 27% | 35% | ||
| Total Disapprove | 44% | 19% | 61% | 51% | 61% | 43% | 45% | 46% | 49% | 47% | 44% | 47% | 39% | ||
| Strongly approve | 6% | 14% | 3% | 7% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 4% | 7% | ||
| Approve | 30% | 52% | 20% | 29% | 17% | 29% | 28% | 28% | 26% | 25% | 30% | 23% | 28% | ||
| Disapprove | 24% | 17% | 25% | 41% | 28% | 28% | 26% | 26% | 26% | 27% | 25% | 26% | 23% | ||
| Strongly disapprove | 20% | 2% | 36% | 10% | 33% | 15% | 19% | 20% | 23% | 20% | 19% | 21% | 16% | ||
| Don’t know | 20% | 15% | 17% | 13% | 20% | 23% | 22% | 22% | 22% | 22% | 20% | 25% | 26% |
36% approved of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Prime Minister (up 2% from last month), and 44% disapproved (up 1%).
66% of ALP voters approved of the job Bill Shorten is doing, compared to 36% of Greens voters and 23% of Liberal/National voters.
Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | June 2017 | May 2017 | Apr 2017 | Mar 2017 | Feb 2017 | Jan 2017 | Jun 2016 | Dec 2015 | |||
| Malcolm Turnbull | 41% | 15% | 83% | 18% | 38% | 39% | 39% | 39% | 38% | 39% | 39% | 40% | 54% | ||
| Bill Shorten | 27% | 58% | 5% | 40% | 12% | 26% | 31% | 28% | 26% | 25% | 28% | 29% | 15% | ||
| Don’t know | 31% | 27% | 12% | 42% | 50% | 34% | 30% | 32% | 36% | 36% | 33% | 32% | 31% |
41% thought that Malcolm Turnbull would make a better Prime Minister (up 2% from last month), and 27% thought Bill Shorten would be better (up 1%). 31% did not know who would make a better Prime Minister (down 3%).
The results were split by party, with 83% of Liberal/National voters saying that Malcolm Turnbull would be a better Prime Minister, and 58% of ALP voters saying the Bill Shorten would.
Greens voters preferred Bill Shorten (40% preferred) to Turnbull (18%), although the largest proportion did not know who would make a better Prime Minister (42%).
Q. Under national security laws, phone and internet records of all Australians are held for two years. How much trust do you have in the following organisations to store your personal data safely and in a way that would prevent abuse?
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Total lot/some trust | Total little/no trust | A lot of trust | Some trust | Little trust | No trust | Don’t know | A lot/some trust (Oct 2015) | A lot/some trust (Nov 2014) | |
| Security agencies such as the Australian Federal Police, local police and ASIO | 64% | 32% | 21% | 43% | 20% | 12% | 5% | 49% | 53% | |
| The Government | 43% | 52% | 9% | 34% | 31% | 21% | 5% | 40% | 42% | |
| Telecommunications companies and internet service providers | 29% | 67% | 4% | 25% | 36% | 31% | 4% | 31% | 32% | |
| Other private companies | 24% | 69% | 2% | 22% | 35% | 34% | 7% | 20% | 20% |
64% have a lot or some trust in security agencies to store personal data safely and in a way that would prevent abuse – a 15% increase from when this question was last asked in October 2015. For each other organisations, a majority had little or no trust.
Overall, trust has increased for most organisations since this question was asked in 2015, with the exception of telecommunication companies and ISPs, for whom trust fell 2% to 29%.
Note: When these questions were asked in 2015 and 2014, they referred to ‘new national security laws’, rather than ‘national security laws’, and said that data “will be held for two years”, rather than “are held for two years”. This wording has been changed to reflect that the laws have now come into effect.
Q. Have you ever been the victim of any of the following crimes?
| Total | Men | Women | Aged 18-34 |
Aged 35-54 | Aged 55+ | Oct 2012 | ||
| Had a computer virus that damaged your computer or data | 33% | 34% | 31% | 35% | 37% | 24% | 29% | |
| Had your credit card number stolen | 22% | 19% | 24% | 19% | 26% | 20% | 16% | |
| Been the victim of online fraud | 14% | 15% | 12% | 15% | 13% | 13% | 10% | |
| Cyber bullying | 10% | 8% | 12% | 20% | 8% | 2% | 3% | |
| Online stalking, invasion of privacy or high levels of harassment | 9% | 8% | 11% | 16% | 8% | 2% | 4% | |
| Had your identity stolen | 6% | 6% | 6% | 9% | 5% | 4% | 1% | |
| No, none of them | 50% | 51% | 50% | 47% | 49% | 56% | 56% |
33% say they have had a computer virus that caused damage to their computer or data, 22% have had their credit card number stolen, and 14% have been the victim of online fraud. The incidence of each type of crime has risen by at least 4% since this question was last asked in October 2012. The proportion who have not experienced any of these types of crime fell 6% to 50%.
Those aged under 35 are more likely than other age groups to have been a victim of each type of crime, other than credit card theft and a computer virus.
Women are more likely than men to have been a victim of credit card theft (24% to 19%), cyber bullying (12% to 8%) and online stalking (11% to 8%), while men were more likely than women to get a computer virus (34% to 31%) and fall victim to online fraud (15% to 12%).
Q. What level of disagreement do you think exists among Australians over the following issues?
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Total high | Total low | Very high disagreement | High disagreement | Moderate disagreement | Low disagreement | Very low disagreement | Don’t know | |
| Allowing foreign investors to buy Australian farming land | 42% | 23% | 23% | 19% | 22% | 14% | 9% | 12% | |
| Whether increased Muslim immigration poses a threat to the safety and security of the community | 39% | 22% | 15% | 24% | 28% | 11% | 11% | 11% | |
| Offshore detention of asylum seekers | 37% | 24% | 12% | 25% | 28% | 13% | 11% | 11% | |
| The need to legislate for same sex marriage | 31% | 34% | 14% | 17% | 27% | 18% | 16% | 9% | |
| Paying penalty rates for working on Sundays and public holidays | 30% | 32% | 14% | 16% | 29% | 17% | 15% | 10% | |
| What constitutes ‘fair pay’ | 29% | 24% | 9% | 20% | 32% | 16% | 8% | 15% | |
| Whether we should open new coal mines | 28% | 25% | 10% | 18% | 33% | 15% | 10% | 14% | |
| The immediate impact of climate change | 26% | 27% | 7% | 19% | 36% | 18% | 9% | 11% | |
| Whether Australia should be a republic | 20% | 37% | 7% | 13% | 27% | 21% | 16% | 15% | |
| Significant public investment in higher education | 16% | 38% | 4% | 12% | 29% | 26% | 12% | 16% | |
| The need for Australia to focus on building renewable energy | 15% | 44% | 4% | 11% | 30% | 25% | 19% | 11% | |
| Formally recognizing Aboriginal people in our constitution | 14% | 45% | 5% | 9% | 28% | 22% | 23% | 12% |
The issues with the highest level of perceived disagreement were “allowing foreign investors to buy Australian farming land” (42% high disagreement), “whether increased Muslim immigration poses a threat to the safety and security of the community” (39%), and “offshore detention of asylum seekers” (37%).
The issues with the lowest level of perceived disagreement were “formally recognising Aboriginal people in our constitution” (45% low disagreement), the need for Australia to focus on building renewable energy (44%), “significant public investment in higher education (38%) and “whether Australia should become a republic (37%).
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 | Last week 27/6/17 | 2 weeks ago 20/6/17 | 4 weeks ago 6/6/17 | Election 2 Jul 16 | |||
| Liberal | 35% | 35% | 35% | 36% | |||
| National | 3% | 4% | 3% | 3% | |||
| Total Liberal/National | 38% | 39% | 38% | 39% | 42.0% | ||
| Labor | 36% | 36% | 35% | 37% | 34.7% | ||
| Greens | 11% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 10.2% | ||
| Nick Xenophon Team | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | |||
| Pauline Hanson’s One Nation | 7% | 7% | 9% | 6% | |||
| Other/Independent | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 13.1% | ||
| 2 party preferred | |||||||
| Liberal National | 47% | 48% | 48% | 48% | 50.4% | ||
| Labor | 53% | 52% | 52% | 52% | 49.6% |