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Direction and policies of the new Government

9 Jul 2019

Q. Do you think the direction and policies of the new Government over the next three years will be good or bad for each of the following?

NET: Very good/Quite good NET: Very bad/Quite bad Very good Quite good Neither good nor bad Quite bad Very bad Don’t know
Large companies and corporations 54% 11% 18% 36% 27% 7% 4% 9%
Australia in general 36% 27% 7% 29% 30% 17% 10% 7%
The economy 33% 29% 7% 26% 31% 19% 10% 7%
Small business 33% 27% 6% 27% 31% 19% 8% 8%
Younger Australians 31% 32% 6% 25% 30% 20% 12% 7%
You and your family 28% 30% 6% 23% 35% 18% 12% 8%
Farmers and rural communities 27% 33% 6% 21% 31% 22% 11% 9%
The environment 26% 33% 6% 20% 33% 16% 16% 8%
Older Australians 26% 38% 5% 20% 28% 23% 15% 8%
  • Large companies were seen to be the main beneficiaries of Government direction and policies, with 54% predicting it would be Very, or Quite good for them
  • Less than a third (28%) thought the direction and policies would be good for them, and their families.
  • It is expected than older Australians (38%), the environment (33%) and farmers and rural communities (33%) will have a bad time over the next three years as a result of the Governments’ direction and policies.
NET: Very good/Quite good Labor Coalition Greens NET: Other
Large companies and corporations 54% 58% 57% 54% 55%
Australia in general 36% 20% 60% 17% 30%
The economy 33% 17% 57% 21% 26%
Small business 33% 24% 52% 17% 26%
Younger Australians 31% 19% 48% 23% 29%
You and your family 28% 18% 45% 18% 19%
Farmers and rural communities 27% 20% 39% 19% 22%
The environment 26% 18% 39% 14% 27%
Older Australians 26% 18% 37% 22% 18%
  • Coalition voters were more likely than Labor, Greens or Other voters to say the direction and policies of the new Government would be very good for all groups listed – except for large companies and corporations. 14% of Coalition voters said the direction and policies of the new Government would be very good for large companies and corporations, compared to 23% of Labor voters and 25% of Greens voters.
Q       NET: Very good/Quite good Gender Age
Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+
Large companies and corporations 54% 58% 50% 47% 52% 62%
Australia in general 36% 41% 32% 38% 32% 39%
The economy 33% 37% 30% 32% 30% 38%
Small business 33% 39% 28% 29% 33% 38%
Younger Australians 31% 34% 29% 31% 27% 35%
You and your family 28% 33% 24% 34% 27% 25%
Farmers and rural communities 27% 31% 22% 28% 26% 27%
The environment 26% 29% 23% 28% 24% 27%
Older Australians 26% 29% 22% 33% 26% 18%
  • Males were more likely than females to think that the direction and policies of the new Government would be very good or quite good for all the groups asked: you and your family (33% to 24%), small business (39% to 28%), large companies and corporations (58% to 50%), Australia in general (41% to 32%), the environment (29% to 23%), the economy (37% to 30%), older Australians (29% to 22%), younger Australians (34% to 29%), and farmers and rural communities (31% to 22%).
  • 50% of older Australians thought that the direction and policies of the new Government would be very bad or quite bad for older Australians, compared to 37% of 35 to 54 year olds and 25% of 18 to 34 year olds.
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