Q. Which do you think would be better for the Australian economy – company tax cuts or income tax cuts?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | ||
| Company tax cuts | 19% | 18% | 27% | 7% | 15% | |
| Income tax cuts | 61% | 64% | 58% | 72% | 71% | |
| Don’t know | 20% | 18% | 15% | 22% | 14% |
61% think income tax cuts would be better for the Australian economy and 19% think company tax cuts would be better.
Those most likely to think income tax cuts would be better for the economy were Greens voters (72%), other party voters (71%) and those aged 35-64 (67%).
58% of Liberal/National voters think income tax cuts would be better for the economy and 27% think company tax cuts would be better.
Q. Which party – Labor or Liberal – do you think is best when it comes to:
| Labor | Liberal | No Diff-erence | Don’t Know | May 2014 diff-erence | |
| Representing the interests of the large corporate and financial interests | 13% | 50% | 23% | 14% | +41 |
| Handling the economy in a way that best helps small business | 23% | 36% | 27% | 15% | +5 |
| Handling the economy overall | 22% | 35% | 28% | 14% | +14 |
| Handling the economy in a way that best helps the middle class | 28% | 31% | 28% | 14% | -1 |
| Handling the economy in a way that helps you and people like you the most. | 32% | 28% | 26% | 14% | -8 |
| Representing the interests of you and people like you | 33% | 27% | 26% | 13% | -10 |
| Standing up for the middle class in Australia | 32% | 25% | 29% | 13% | -14 |
| Handling the economy in a way that tries to take the interests of working families into consideration as much as it takes the interests of the large corporate and financial groups | 31% | 24% | 29% | 16% | -10 |
| Representing the interests of Australian working families | 41% | 20% | 26% | 13% | -27 |
| Being more concerned about the interests of working families in Australia than the rich and large business and financial interests | 41% | 19% | 26% | 13% | -29 |
Labor was more likely to be selected as the party best at all of the items, except for ‘Representing the interests of the large corporate and financial interests’ (50% Liberal, 13% Labor), ‘Handling the economy overall’ (35% Liberal, 22% Labor), ‘Handling the economy in a way that best helps small business’ (36% Liberal, 23% Labor) and ‘Handling the economy in a way that best helps the middle class’ (31% Liberal, 28% Labor).
Since this question was asked nearly 2 years ago, the main shifts have been for ‘Handling the economy in a way that best helps small business’ (8% to the Liberals), ‘Standing up for the middle class in Australia’ (7% to the Liberals) and ‘Being more concerned about the interests of working families in Australia than the rich and large business and financial interests’ (7% to the Liberals).
Q. Here is a list of things both favourable and unfavourable that have been said about various political parties. Which statements do you feel fit the Labor Party?
| Total | Change | Mar 2010 | April 2011 | May 2012 | Aug 2013 | Sep 2014 | Nov 2015 | |
| Will promise to do anything to win votes | 62% | -2 | 63% | 72% | 70% | 65% | 62% | 64% |
| Divided | 54% | -4 | 36% | 66% | 73% | 66% | 54% | 58% |
| Out of touch with ordinary people | 53% | +1 | 48% | 61% | 58% | 51% | 51% | 52% |
| Looks after the interests of working people | 50% | -5 | 39% | 47% | 53% | 54% | 55% | |
| Moderate | 47% | -9 | 63% | 51% | 50% | 48% | 54% | 56% |
| Understands the problems facing Australia | 43% | -5 | 54% | 40% | 46% | 50% | 46% | 48% |
| Have a vision for the future | 40% | -2 | 43% | 41% | 49% | 42% | 42% | |
| Have good policies | 38% | -4 | 46% | 42% | 42% | |||
| Clear about what they stand for | 35% | -2 | 28% | 31% | 38% | 36% | 37% | |
| Too close to the big corporate and financial interests | 35% | -2 | 46% | 36% | 31% | 36% | 37% | |
| Extreme | 35% | +5 | 26% | 38% | 31% | 34% | 27% | 30% |
| Has a good team of leaders | 30% | -3 | 52% | 34% | 29% | 36% | 33% | 33% |
| Trustworthy | 29% | -5 | 30% | 30% | 34% | |||
| Keeps its promises | 28% | -1 | 33% | 20% | 22% | 27% | 29% | 29% |
The Labor Party’s main attributes were – will promise anything to win votes (62%), divided (54%), out of touch with ordinary people (53%) and looks after the interests of working people (50%).
Since this question was asked in November, the main changes have been for moderate (down 9%), looks after the interests of working people (down 5%), understands the problems facing Australia (down 5%), extreme (up 5%) and trustworthy (down 5%).
Q. And which statements do you feel fit the Liberal Party?
| Total | Change | Mar 2010 | April 2011 | May 2012 | Aug 2013 | Sep 2014 | Nov 2015 | |
| Will promise to do anything to win votes | 63% | -5 | 72% | 65% | 63% | 65% | 69% | 68% |
| Too close to the big corporate and financial interests | 62% | -5 | 60% | 58% | 60% | 65% | 67% | |
| Divided | 61% | +5 | 66% | 49% | 37% | 31% | 40% | 56% |
| Out of touch with ordinary people | 58% | -4 | 58% | 54% | 53% | 58% | 63% | 62% |
| Moderate | 47% | -4 | 50% | 55% | 52% | 48% | 44% | 51% |
| Have a vision for the future | 46% | -8 | 48% | 48% | 51% | 49% | 54% | |
| Has a good team of leaders | 41% | -7 | 31% | 40% | 39% | 36% | 38% | 48% |
| Understands the problems facing Australia | 41% | -5 | 43% | 51% | 52% | 48% | 44% | 46% |
| Clear about what they stand for | 39% | -7 | 44% | 46% | 45% | 46% | 46% | |
| Have good policies | 39% | -4 | 38% | 39% | 43% | |||
| Extreme | 36% | -3 | 38% | 36% | 34% | 39% | 40% | 39% |
| Looks after the interests of working people | 31% | -1 | 38% | 40% | 36% | 31% | 32% | |
| Trustworthy | 28% | -1 | 30% | 28% | 29% | |||
| Keeps its promises | 27% | +2 | 23% | 33% | 34% | 32% | 26% | 25% |
The Liberal Party’s main attributes were – will promise anything to win votes (63%), too close to the big corporate and financial interest (62%), divided (61%) and out of touch with ordinary people (58%).
Main changes since November were – have a vision for the future (down 8%), has a good team of leaders (down 7%) and clear about what they stand for (down 7%).
| Liberal | Labor | Difference | ||
| Too close to the big corporate and financial interests | 62% | 35% | +27 | |
| Has a good team of leaders | 41% | 30% | +11 | |
| Divided | 61% | 54% | +7 | |
| Have a vision for the future | 46% | 40% | +6 | |
| Out of touch with ordinary people | 58% | 53% | +5 | |
| Clear about what they stand for | 39% | 35% | +4 | |
| Will promise to do anything to win votes | 63% | 62% | +1 | |
| Have good policies | 39% | 38% | +1 | |
| Extreme | 36% | 35% | +1 | |
| Moderate | 47% | 47% | – | |
| Trustworthy | 28% | 29% | -1 | |
| Keeps its promises | 27% | 28% | -1 | |
| Understands the problems facing Australia | 41% | 43% | -2 | |
| Looks after the interests of working people | 31% | 50% | -19 |
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
15/3/16 |
2 weeks ago
8/3/16 |
4 weeks ago
23/2/16 |
Election 7 Sep 13 | |||
| Liberal | 40% | 39% | 39% | 41% | |||
| National | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | |||
| Total Liberal/National | 43% | 42% | 43% | 44% | 45.6% | ||
| Labor | 38% | 36% | 37% | 35% | 33.4% | ||
| Greens | 10% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 8.6% | ||
| Palmer United Party | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 5.5% | ||
| Other/Independent | 9% | 9% | 8% | 10% | 6.9% | ||
| 2 party preferred | |||||||
| Liberal National | 50% | 50% | 50% | 52% | 53.5% | ||
| Labor | 50% | 50% | 50% | 48% | 46.5% |
Sample = 1,756. The data in the above tables comprise 2-week averages derived from the first preference/leaning to voting questions. Respondents who select ‘don’t know’ are not included in the results. The two-party preferred estimate is calculated by distributing the votes of the other parties according to their preferences at the 2013 election.
Do you believe you have personally ever been sexually harassed at work?
| Total | Men | Women | Aged 18-34 | Aged 35-54 | Aged 55+ | |||
| Been harassed by a boss or superior | 10% | 8% | 13% | 10% | 13% | 7% | ||
| Been harassed by a coworker who was not a superior | 11% | 8% | 14% | 11% | 14% | 7% | ||
| Been harassed by a customer or client | 7% | 4% | 10% | 7% | 10% | 5% | ||
| Total been harassed | 21% | 14% | 28% | 22% | 24% | 15% | ||
| Never been sexually harassed at work | 74% | 82% | 67% | 73% | 70% | 83% | ||
| Prefer not to say | 5% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 2% |
21% of respondents say they have been sexually harassed at work. 14% of men and 28% of women say they have been harassed.
Those aged 35-54 were more likely to say they had been sexually harassed.
30% of part-time workers and 22% of full-time workers say they have been sexually harassed.
Q. Which of the following do you think constitute sexual harassment in the workplace?
| Yes, always | Yes, sometimes | No | Not sure | |
| Telling sexual jokes | 22% | 49% | 23% | 5% |
| Telling sexual stories | 28% | 47% | 20% | 5% |
| Flirting with a co-worker | 19% | 50% | 23% | 8% |
| Sending sexual emails | 61% | 27% | 9% | 3% |
| If your superior asks you on a date | 26% | 39% | 25% | 10% |
| Touching someone in a familiar way | 46% | 37% | 12% | 5% |
61% think that sending sexual emails always constitutes sexual harassment.46% say touching someone in a familiar way always constitutes sexual harassment. A majority believed that all listed actions always or sometimes constitutes sexual harassment.
There was little difference between the opinions of men and women on what constitutes sexual harassment.