Q. To what extent do you support or oppose political parties setting gender quotas when selecting candidates to achieve a representative number of women in parliament?
| Total | Male | Female | Aged 18-34 | Aged 35-54 | Aged 55+ | |
| NET: Support | 46% | 45% | 48% | 59% | 44% | 38% |
| NET: Oppose | 40% | 44% | 36% | 29% | 40% | 49% |
| Strongly support | 18% | 17% | 19% | 26% | 14% | 14% |
| Somewhat support | 29% | 28% | 29% | 33% | 30% | 24% |
| Somewhat oppose | 20% | 21% | 19% | 16% | 19% | 22% |
| Strongly oppose | 20% | 23% | 18% | 12% | 21% | 26% |
| Don’t know | 14% | 12% | 16% | 12% | 16% | 14% |
Just under one in five (18%) strongly support the introduction of gender quotas when selecting political candidates. Overall support was highest among 18-34 years olds (59%).
| Total | Labor | Liberal + National | Greens | NET: Other | |
| NET: Support | 46% | 59% | 37% | 65% | 32% |
| NET: Oppose | 40% | 30% | 50% | 22% | 52% |
| Strongly support | 18% | 24% | 13% | 27% | 11% |
| Somewhat support | 29% | 36% | 24% | 38% | 22% |
| Somewhat oppose | 20% | 17% | 22% | 16% | 25% |
| Strongly oppose | 20% | 14% | 29% | 6% | 28% |
| Don’t know | 14% | 10% | 12% | 13% | 15% |
Support for gender quotas was highest among Greens voters (65%), followed by Labor (59%). Under half of Coalition voters (37%) were in support.
Q. Will you personally be doing anything to celebrate Australia Day or do you treat it as just a public holiday?
| Total | Aged 18-34 | Aged 35-54 | Aged 55+ | Jan ‘17 | Jan ‘16 | Jan ‘15 | |
| Doing something to celebrate Australia Day | 40% | 45% | 38% | 38% | 34% | 38% | 40% |
| Just a public holiday | 45% | 43% | 49% | 44% | 46% | 44% | 41% |
| Working – I don’t get the Australia Day holiday | 6% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 7% |
| Don’t know | 9% | 5% | 8% | 13% | 15% | 12% | 12% |
40% said they will be doing something to celebrate Australia Day, 45% treat Australia Day as just a public holiday and 6% are working because they don’t get the Australia Day holiday.
People aged 18-34 were most likely to be engaging in specific celebrations to mark the National Day (45%).
Q. It has been suggested that Australia should have a separate national day to recognise Indigenous Australians. Do you…?
| Total | Labor | Liberal + National | Greens | NET: Other | Oct ‘18 | |
| Support a separate day and keep Australia Day | 37% | 43% | 36% | 41% | 28% | 36% |
| Support a separate day to replace Australia Day | 15% | 18% | 11% | 34% | 9% | 14% |
| NET: Support a separate day | 52% | 61% | 46% | 74% | 38% | 50% |
| Do not support a separate day | 40% | 30% | 49% | 21% | 58% | 37% |
| Don’t know | 8% | 9% | 5% | 3% | 5% | 12% |
Support for a separate day to recognise Indigenous Australians (either in place, or alongside Australia Day) has increased 2%pts from Oct ’18, from 50% to 52%.
37% support including a separate national day with a further 15% supporting a replacement of Australia Day.
Support for a separate day was highest among Greens (74%) and Labor (61%) voters.
| Total | Aged 18-34 | Aged 35-54 | Aged 55+ | |
| Support a separate day and keep Australia Day | 38% | 51% | 37% | 26% |
| Support a separate day to replace Australia Day | 15% | 21% | 17% | 9% |
| NET: Support a separate day | 52% | 72% | 54% | 35% |
| Do not support a separate day | 40% | 21% | 36% | 59% |
| Don’t know | 8% | 7% | 10% | 6% |
Support for a separate day was highest among those aged 18-34, with 72% support. This dropped to 54% support among 35-54 year olds and 35% among those aged over 55.
Q. Which of the following values and characteristics, which would you describe as ‘Uniquely Australian’, ‘Australian, but shared with other countries’ or ‘Not Australian’?
| Uniquely Australian | Australian, but shared with other countries | NET: Australian value | Not Australian | |
| Mateship
Offering help to each other in times of need |
52% | 45% | 97% | 3% |
| Larrikinism
We have a sense of humour and don’t take authority too seriously |
64% | 29% | 93% | 7% |
| ‘Fair-go’
People are judged on their merits and everyone has a chance to succeed |
46% | 47% | 93% | 7% |
| Education
Learning and self-improvement should be available to everyone |
21% | 72% | 93% | 7% |
| Freedom of speech
People can say what they what, how they want to |
25% | 67% | 92% | 8% |
| Democracy
The political system provides safety to live peacefully |
21% | 71% | 92% | 8% |
| Hard-working
Individual commitment and dedication is rewarded |
25% | 66% | 91% | 9% |
| Tradition
Care for the land, its wildlife and respect for Indigenous peoples |
32% | 58% | 90% | 10% |
| Innovation
Being creative, modern and moving with the times |
19% | 71% | 90% | 10% |
| Fairness
Everyone is treated equally, regardless of background |
26% | 63% | 89% | 11% |
While over half of 18-34 years olds believe Larrikinism is a uniquely Australian characteristic (55%), it is lower than those aged 55+ (70%).
| Total
(Uniquely Australian) |
18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | |
| Larrikinism | 64% | 55% | 65% | 70% |
| Mateship | 52% | 50% | 49% | 55% |
| ‘Fair-go’ | 46% | 42% | 45% | 50% |
| Tradition | 32% | 33% | 31% | 33% |
| Fairness | 26% | 28% | 24% | 27% |
| Freedom of speech | 25% | 26% | 21% | 28% |
| Hard-working | 25% | 29% | 21% | 25% |
| Education | 21% | 24% | 18% | 22% |
| Democracy | 21% | 26% | 17% | 21% |
| Innovation | 19% | 23% | 16% | 20% |
While over half of 18-34 years olds believe Larrikinism is a uniquely Australian characteristic (55%), it is lower than those aged 55+ (70%).
Q. Which party do you think each of the following groups would prefer to win the next federal election in 2019?
| Labor | Liberal/National Coalition | Don’t know | |
| Big business | 13% | 63% | 24% |
| Mining companies | 17% | 54% | 29% |
| Major banks | 14% | 54% | 31% |
| Private health insurance companies | 16% | 50% | 34% |
| Small business owners | 29% | 43% | 27% |
| Farmers | 30% | 39% | 31% |
| The media | 25% | 32% | 43% |
| Pensioners | 42% | 28% | 30% |
| People with a disability | 44% | 22% | 34% |
| Families with young children | 50% | 21% | 30% |
| People who are unemployed | 55% | 16% | 30% |
The majority of people believe big businesses (63%), mining companies (54%), major banks (54%) and private health insurers (50%) would prefer to see a Coalition victory at the next election, whereas they believe families with young children (50%) and those who are unemployed (55%) would welcome a Labor triumph.
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 | 3 weeks ago | 5 weeks ago | Election | |||
| 18/12/18 | 04/12/18 | 02/07/16 | ||||
| Liberal | 34% | 34% | 34% | |||
| National | 4% | 3% | 4% | |||
| Total Liberal/National | 38% | 37% | 38% | 42.0% | ||
| Labor | 38% | 36% | 36% | 34.7% | ||
| Greens | 10% | 11% | 11% | 10.2% | ||
| Pauline Hanson’s One Nation | 7% | 7% | 7% | |||
| Other/Independent | 8% | 9% | 9% | 13.1% | ||
| 2 party preferred | ||||||
| Liberal/National | 47% | 47% | 47% | 50.4% | ||
| Labor | 53% | 53% | 53% | 49.6% |
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Scott Morrison is doing as Prime Minister?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Dec 2018 | Nov 2018 | Oct
2018 |
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2018 |
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| Total approve | 43% | 24% | 77% | 24% | 36% | 42% | 41% | 43% | 37% | ||
| Total disapprove | 39% | 62% | 13% | 53% | 49% | 34% | 37% | 28% | 31% | ||
| Strongly approve | 9% | 5% | 19% | 3% | 3% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 9% | ||
| Approve | 34% | 19% | 58% | 22% | 33% | 32% | 31% | 33% | 28% | ||
| Disapprove | 25% | 38% | 11% | 35% | 32% | 19% | 21% | 17% | 17% | ||
| Strongly disapprove | 14% | 24% | 2% | 19% | 17% | 15% | 16% | 11% | 14% | ||
| Don’t know | 18% | 14% | 10% | 22% | 15% | 24% | 23% | 28% | 33% |
43% approved of the job Scott Morrison is doing as Prime Minister (up 1%pt from last month) and 39% disapproved (up 5%pts from 34% in December). Just under a fifth of people (18%) could not give an opinion of his leadership of the country.
77% (no change from Dec’18) of Liberal/National voters approved of the job Scott Morrison is doing, compared to 24% of ALP voters, 24% of Greens and 36% of other voters.
By gender, men were 47% approve/42% disapprove, and of women 38% approve/37% disapprove.
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 | Dec 2018 | Nov 2018 | Oct 2018 | Sep 2018 | Jun 2018 | Mar 2018 | |
| Total approve | 35% | 66% | 22% | 29% | 15% | 35% | 38% | 33% | 35% | 33% | 37% |
| Total disapprove | 47% | 21% | 68% | 41% | 73% | 43% | 44% | 45% | 43% | 46% | 44% |
| Strongly approve | 8% | 20% | 4% | 5% | 1% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 6% | 8% |
| Approve | 27% | 47% | 19% | 25% | 14% | 27% | 30% | 25% | 27% | 27% | 29% |
| Disapprove | 25% | 17% | 30% | 30% | 36% | 21% | 24% | 23% | 21% | 23% | 23% |
| Strongly disapprove | 21% | 4% | 38% | 11% | 37% | 22% | 20% | 22% | 22% | 23% | 21% |
| Don’t know | 18% | 13% | 10% | 30% | 12% | 22% | 18% | 23% | 22% | 21% | 19% |
35% approved of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Opposition Leader (no change from last month), and 47% disapproved (up 4%pts from 43%).
66% of ALP voters approved of the job Bill Shorten is doing, compared to 29% of Greens voters and 122 of Liberal/National voters.
By gender, men were 42% approve/46% disapprove and women 29% approve/47% disapprove. Bill Shorten has positive approval among 18-34 year olds, with 41% approving and 34% disapproving. However 57% of those aged over 55 disapprove of his performance as opposition leader, with just 34% approving.