Q. Which of the Liberal party, or the Labor party would you trust more to…?
| Liberal | Labor | Don’t know | NET: Difference | |
| Manage the economy in the interests of business | 54% | 19% | 26% | +35 |
| Deliver a Budget surplus | 48% | 22% | 31% | +26 |
| Manage the economy overall | 44% | 29% | 27% | +15 |
| Set the economy up for the long-term | 43% | 29% | 28% | +14 |
| Reduce taxes | 37% | 36% | 27% | +1 |
| Ensure the taxation system is fair | 33% | 38% | 29% | -5 |
| Make multinationals pay their fair share of tax | 31% | 38% | 31% | -7 |
| Fund basic services like schools and hospitals | 32% | 46% | 22% | -14 |
| Manage the economy in the interests of working people | 31% | 45% | 25% | -14 |
| Close tax loopholes for the wealthy | 24% | 46% | 30% | -24 |
Q. To what extent do you approve or disapprove of the following measures which have been suggested as ways to keep power prices down?
| NET: Strongly / Somewhat approve | NET: Strongly / Somewhat disapprove | Strongly approve | Somewhat approve | Somewhat disapprove | Strongly disapprove | Unsure | |
| End power privatisation, keeping Snowy hydro and other assets in public ownership | 74% | 9% | 43% | 31% | 7% | 2% | 17% |
| Help households to install battery storage and solar panels with $2,000 and low cost finance | 73% | 14% | 35% | 37% | 10% | 5% | 13% |
| Increase share of power generated from renewable energy to 50% | 66% | 16% | 30% | 35% | 9% | 7% | 19% |
| NET: Approve | Total | Vote Labor | Vote Liberal / National | Vote Greens | NET: Vote Other |
| End power privatisation, keeping Snowy hydro and other assets in public ownership | 74% | 81% | 75% | 72% | 78% |
| Help households to install battery storage and solar panels with $2,000 and low cost finance | 73% | 81% | 70% | 83% | 72% |
| Increase share of power generated from renewable energy to 50% | 66% | 76% | 61% | 76% | 60% |
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 weeks ago | Election | |||
| 11/03/19 | 25/02/19 | 02/07/16 | |||||
| Liberal | 35% | 34% | 35% | ||||
| National | 4% | 3% | 3% | ||||
| Total Liberal/National | 39% | 37% | 38% | 42.0% | |||
| Labor | 36% | 38% | 37% | 34.7% | |||
| Greens | 10% | 8% | 9% | 10.2% | |||
| Pauline Hanson’s One Nation | 7% | 7% | 6% | ||||
| Other/Independent | 8% | 10% | 10% | 13.1% | |||
| 2 party preferred | |||||||
| Liberal/National | 48% | 47% | 48% | 50.4% | |||
| Labor | 52% | 53% | 52% | 49.6% |
Q. The Federal Budget will be announced on Tuesday 2nd April.
In general, do you expect the Federal Budget will be good or bad for the following?
| NET: Very Good / Good | Neither good nor bad | NET: Very bad / Bad | Don’t know | |
| People who are well off | 58% | 23% | 9% | 10% |
| Australian business | 50% | 26% | 13% | 10% |
| The economy overall | 35% | 33% | 24% | 9% |
| Australian families | 31% | 30% | 30% | 9% |
| Average working people | 27% | 32% | 33% | 9% |
| Younger Australians | 26% | 32% | 31% | 10% |
| Older Australians | 25% | 28% | 38% | 9% |
| People of lower incomes | 24% | 25% | 42% | 10% |
| You personally | 19% | 37% | 34% | 9% |
Q. And do you think the Government should increase, decrease or keep spending the same for…?
| Increase spending | Keep spending the same | Decrease spending | Don’t know | |
| Healthcare | 67% | 24% | 3% | 6% |
| Education | 59% | 30% | 5% | 7% |
| Age pensions | 59% | 29% | 5% | 7% |
| More affordable housing | 53% | 33% | 7% | 7% |
| Public transport infrastructure | 48% | 39% | 6% | 7% |
| Renewable energy | 48% | 32% | 12% | 8% |
| Environmental protection | 43% | 39% | 10% | 8% |
| Anti-terrorism | 42% | 42% | 8% | 9% |
| Building highways and roads | 40% | 44% | 8% | 8% |
| Providing tax reductions for individuals | 40% | 40% | 10% | 9% |
| Assistance to the unemployed | 35% | 41% | 15% | 9% |
| Providing tax reductions for corporations | 12% | 32% | 46% | 10% |
| Foreign Aid | 11% | 31% | 49% | 9% |
| INCREASE
SPENDING |
Total | Vote Labor | Vote Liberal / National | Vote Greens | NET: Vote Other |
| Healthcare | 67% | 69% | 66% | 69% | 72% |
| Education | 59% | 64% | 56% | 63% | 55% |
| Age pensions | 59% | 60% | 58% | 52% | 70% |
| More affordable housing | 53% | 56% | 48% | 57% | 54% |
| Public transport infrastructure | 48% | 50% | 50% | 49% | 46% |
| Renewable energy | 48% | 55% | 39% | 72% | 41% |
| Environmental protection | 43% | 51% | 32% | 66% | 39% |
| Anti-terrorism | 42% | 42% | 49% | 21% | 46% |
| Building highways and roads | 40% | 37% | 47% | 28% | 42% |
| Providing tax reductions for individuals | 40% | 40% | 41% | 35% | 44% |
| Assistance to the unemployed | 35% | 44% | 27% | 36% | 35% |
| Providing tax reductions for corporations | 12% | 11% | 16% | 9% | 10% |
| Foreign Aid | 11% | 13% | 10% | 18% | 7% |
Q. To what extent are you concerned about the following issues?
| I worry about this all the time | I often worry about this | I sometimes worry about this | It’s not something I worry about | |
| Health of myself and family | 27% | 35% | 31% | 7% |
| My ability to pay for basics | 27% | 29% | 25% | 19% |
| Impact of climate change | 21% | 30% | 28% | 21% |
| Crime in my community | 19% | 31% | 35% | 16% |
| Threat of terrorism | 19% | 26% | 36% | 19% |
| My job security | 16% | 22% | 20% | 41% |
| I WORRY ABOUT THIS ALL THE TIME | Total | Vote Labor | Vote Liberal / National | Vote Greens | NET: Vote Other |
| Health of myself and family | 27% | 31% | 19% | 29% | 38% |
| My ability to pay for basics | 27% | 29% | 19% | 29% | 37% |
| Impact of climate change | 21% | 24% | 14% | 42% | 19% |
| Crime in my community | 19% | 18% | 17% | 10% | 29% |
| Threat of terrorism | 19% | 18% | 22% | 6% | 26% |
| My job security | 16% | 17% | 13% | 17% | 18% |
| I WORRY ABOUT THIS ALL THE TIME | Total | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ |
| Health of myself and family | 27% | 24% | 30% | 27% | 29% | 26% |
| My ability to pay for basics | 27% | 24% | 29% | 29% | 29% | 22% |
| Impact of climate change | 21% | 21% | 21% | 27% | 23% | 14% |
| Crime in my community | 19% | 18% | 19% | 15% | 21% | 20% |
| Threat of terrorism | 19% | 17% | 20% | 19% | 17% | 19% |
| My job security | 16% | 17% | 15% | 22% | 20% | 8% |
Q. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements about the Mosque shooting in New Zealand?
| NET: Strongly / Somewhat agree | NET: Strongly / Somewhat disagree | Strongly agree | Somewhat agree | Neither agree nor disagree | Somewhat disagree | Strongly disagree | Unsure | |
| Social media platforms should be forced to ensure violent material (such as the recording of the attack) is not broadcast | 69% | 11% | 52% | 17% | 14% | 6% | 5% | 6% |
| White extremism is every bit as dangerous as Muslim fundamentalism | 63% | 14% | 44% | 19% | 17% | 7% | 6% | 6% |
| Television networks and newspapers that have provided platforms (e.g. on lifestyle shows, breakfast TV or in opinion pieces) for people with extreme and racist views bear some responsibility for the attack | 49% | 19% | 19% | 30% | 24% | 11% | 8% | 8% |
| Politicians from Australia’s major political parties have deliberately stirred up anti-Islamic sentiment as a way of getting votes | 42% | 23% | 20% | 22% | 26% | 11% | 11% | 9% |
| It was an isolated act of evil and has nothing to do with broader political debates | 40% | 31% | 18% | 22% | 21% | 18% | 12% | 8% |
| In my everyday life, I regularly hear people saying things that are racist and/or Islamophobic | 37% | 33% | 12% | 25% | 25% | 20% | 13% | 5% |
| NET: Strongly / Somewhat agree | Total | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ |
| Social media platforms should be forced to ensure violent material (such as the recording of the attack) is not broadcast | 69% | 64% | 74% | 61% | 68% | 76% |
| White extremism is every bit as dangerous as Muslim fundamentalism | 63% | 61% | 66% | 55% | 60% | 73% |
| Television networks and newspapers that have provided platforms (e.g. on lifestyle shows, breakfast TV or in opinion pieces) for people with extreme and racist views bear some responsibility for the attack | 49% | 47% | 50% | 50% | 45% | 50% |
| Politicians from Australia’s major political parties have deliberately stirred up anti-Islamic sentiment as a way of getting votes | 42% | 45% | 39% | 49% | 41% | 37% |
| It was an isolated act of evil and has nothing to do with broader political debates | 40% | 44% | 37% | 37% | 39% | 44% |
| In my everyday life, I regularly hear people saying things that are racist and/or Islamophobic | 37% | 41% | 34% | 42% | 40% | 31% |
| NET: Strongly / Somewhat agree | Total | Vote Labor | Vote Liberal / National | Vote Greens | NET: Vote Other |
| Social media platforms should be forced to ensure violent material (such as the recording of the attack) is not broadcast | 69% | 71% | 69% | 74% | 67% |
| White extremism is every bit as dangerous as Muslim fundamentalism | 63% | 67% | 64% | 72% | 57% |
| Television networks and newspapers that have provided platforms (e.g. on lifestyle shows, breakfast TV or in opinion pieces) for people with extreme and racist views bear some responsibility for the attack | 49% | 51% | 45% | 66% | 48% |
| Politicians from Australia’s major political parties have deliberately stirred up anti-Islamic sentiment as a way of getting votes | 42% | 50% | 31% | 65% | 43% |
| It was an isolated act of evil and has nothing to do with broader political debates | 40% | 34% | 50% | 29% | 46% |
| In my everyday life, I regularly hear people saying things that are racist and/or Islamophobic | 37% | 38% | 38% | 46% | 38% |
Q. Do you hold favourable or unfavourable views of the following world leaders?
| Hold Favourable View | Total | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ |
| New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern | 71% | 69% | 72% | 65% | 66% | 80% |
| Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison | 41% | 45% | 37% | 36% | 32% | 55% |
| German Chancellor Angela Merkel | 36% | 42% | 31% | 32% | 30% | 46% |
| UK Prime Minister Theresa May | 31% | 33% | 29% | 26% | 26% | 41% |
| US President Donald Trump | 19% | 25% | 14% | 17% | 20% | 21% |
Donald Trump is seen as more favourable by men than women (25% and 14%).
Older Australians are more favourable to all the leaders compared to those aged 18-34 and 35-54.