| Liberal | Labor | Difference | |
| Too close to the big corporate and financial interests | 71% | 40% | +31 |
| Divided | 68% | 49% | +19 |
| Out of touch with ordinary people | 68% | 50% | +18 |
| Will promise to do anything to win votes | 71% | 63% | +8 |
| Extreme | 36% | 28% | +8 |
| Clear about what they stand for | 41% | 47% | -6 |
| Have a vision for the future | 45% | 52% | -7 |
| Trustworthy | 28% | 35% | -7 |
| Has a good team of leaders | 33% | 41% | -8 |
| Moderate | 49% | 58% | -9 |
| Keeps its promises | 25% | 34% | -9 |
| Understands the problems facing Australia | 41% | 52% | -11 |
| Have good policies | 36% | 50% | -14 |
| Looks after the interests of working people | 30% | 61% | -31 |
Q. Over the last few years, have your gas and/or electricity costs increased, decreased or stayed much the same?
| Total | Aged 18-34 | Aged 35-54 | Aged 55+ | Dec 2012 | |||
| Total increased | 77% | 71% | 78% | 83% | 86% | ||
| Total decreased | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 2% | ||
| Increased a lot | 32% | 25% | 35% | 37% | 45% | ||
| Increased a moderate amount | 24% | 23% | 23% | 27% | 26% | ||
| Increased a little | 21% | 23% | 20% | 19% | 15% | ||
| Stayed about the same | 13% | 14% | 14% | 12% | 8% | ||
| Decreased a little | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Decreased a moderate amount | 1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | * | ||
| Decreased a lot | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Don’t know | 7% | 13% | 5% | 1% | 5% |
77% say their power costs have increased over the last few years including 32% who say their costs have increased a lot (down from 45% in 2012).
Q. It has been said that one of the reasons for increasing gas prices is that Australian gas exports have increased so much it is causing domestic shortages. Would you approve or disapprove of the Government legislating a reservation policy where a percentage of gas is reserved for domestic use?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | ||
| Total approve | 75% | 76% | 82% | 79% | 77% | |
| Total disapprove | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 7% | |
| Strongly approve | 39% | 39% | 42% | 35% | 47% | |
| Approve | 36% | 37% | 40% | 44% | 30% | |
| Disapprove | 4% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 4% | |
| Strongly disapprove | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 3% | |
| Don’t know | 19% | 17% | 13% | 16% | 16% |
75% approve of the Government legislating a reservation policy where a percentage of gas is reserved for domestic use and 6% disapprove. More than three-quarters of all voter groups approve.
Q. Which of the following would be the best way to reduce power bills?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | ||
| More Government control of the power companies | 29% | 31% | 32% | 40% | 27% | |
| More private power companies to increase competition | 17% | 12% | 23% | 14% | 17% | |
| More Government ownership of energy production | 29% | 34% | 26% | 22% | 34% | |
| Don’t know | 25% | 23% | 18% | 23% | 22% |
29% think the best way to reduce power bills is more Government ownership of energy production, 29% favour more Government control of the power companies and only 17% want more private power companies to increase competition.
Q. The South Australian Government has announced it intends to build, own and operate a new gas–fired electricity plant and build Australia’s largest battery storage plant to address energy supply issues in South Australia. Do you approve of disapprove of the approach South Australia is taking on energy issues?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | ||
| Total approve | 68% | 76% | 71% | 73% | 62% | |
| Total disapprove | 11% | 5% | 14% | 12% | 15% | |
| Strongly approve | 28% | 37% | 21% | 31% | 29% | |
| Approve | 40% | 39% | 50% | 42% | 33% | |
| Disapprove | 8% | 4% | 10% | 8% | 8% | |
| Strongly disapprove | 3% | 1% | 4% | 4% | 7% | |
| Don’t know | 21% | 19% | 15% | 15% | 23% |
68% approve of the approach South Australia is taking on energy issues and 11% disapprove. In South Australia, 59% approve and 17% disapprove.
Q. There is currently debate over the exploration and extraction of coal seam gas in Australia. Which of the following statements is closest to your view?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | ||
| Coal seam gas mining should be banned completely | 25% | 28% | 19% | 53% | 23% | |
| Coal seam gas mining on farming land should be restricted | 31% | 32% | 39% | 24% | 28% | |
| There is sufficient current regulation of coal seam gas mining | 14% | 14% | 19% | 5% | 17% | |
| Don’t know | 29% | 26% | 22% | 18% | 32% |
31% think that coal seam gas mining on farming land should be restricted and 25% think coal seam gas mining should be banned completely. Only 14% think there is sufficient current regulation of coal seam gas mining.
Liberal/National voters are more likely tot think coal seam gas mining on farming land should be restricted (39%) while more than half (53%) of Greens voters think it should be banned completely.
Q. Thinking about what you had for dinner over the past week, please indicate the number of nights that each of the following applies to your dinners.
| None | 1-2 nights | 3-5 nights | 6-7 nights | |
| Home cooked or prepared by me | 15% | 26% | 34% | 25% |
| Home cooked or prepared by someone else | 40% | 24% | 23% | 13% |
| Bought pre-prepared meal that didn’t need any home preparation. | 67% | 28% | 4% | 1% |
| Leftovers from a previous meal | 39% | 51% | 8% | 1% |
| Takeaway | 55% | 40% | 4% | 1% |
| Ate at a restaurant or cafe | 63% | 33% | 3% | 1% |
| Did not eat dinner | 82% | 14% | 3% | 2% |
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 7/3/17 | 2 weeks ago 28/2/17 | 4 weeks ago 14/2/17 | Election 2 Jul 16 | |||
| Liberal | 32% | 34% | 34% | 34% | |||
| National | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | |||
| Total Liberal/National | 35% | 37% | 37% | 36% | 42.0% | ||
| Labor | 36% | 37% | 37% | 35% | 34.7% | ||
| Greens | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 10.2% | ||
| Nick Xenophon Team | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | |||
| Pauline Hanson’s One Nation | 11% | 9% | 9% | 10% | |||
| Other/Independent | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 13.1% | ||
| 2 party preferred | |||||||
| Liberal National | 47% | 47% | 47% | 48% | 50.4% | ||
| Labor | 53% | 53% | 53% | 52% | 49.6% |