Q. Should the Federal Government pay compensation to cattle farmers who are financially affected by the suspension of live cattle exports to Indonesia?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | |
| Should pay compensation | 61% | 57% | 68% | 55% |
| Should not pay compensation | 21% | 26% | 17% | 23% |
| Don’t know | 18% | 17% | 14% | 23% |
61% believe that the Federal Government should pay compensation to cattle farmers who are financially affected by the decision and 21% think they should not be compensated. Compensation is favoured by a majority of all voter and demographic groups.
Those most likely to support compensation were Liberal/National voters (68%) and those aged 55+ (66%).