Q. From what you have read and heard, do you think the Australian economy is heading in the right direction or the wrong direction?
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Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | May 2010 | May 2011 | Jun 2012 | Apr 2013 | Apr 2014 | May 2015 | Jan 2016 | Apr 2016 | |||
| The right direction | 33% | 22% | 59% | 18% | 21% | 51% | 45% | 43% | 36% | 39% | 35% | 30% | 32% | ||
| The wrong direction | 35% | 47% | 20% | 44% | 46% | 25% | 29% | 32% | 39% | 34% | 40% | 38% | 37% | ||
| Don’t know | 31% | 31% | 21% | 38% | 33% | 24% | 25% | 25% | 25% | 26% | 25% | 31% | 31% |
33% of respondents think that Australia’s economy is heading in the right direction and 35% think it is heading in the wrong direction. This represents little change since April.
22% (no change) of Labor voters, 59% (up 3%) of Liberal/National voters and 18% (up 5%) of Greens voters think the economy is heading in the right direction. 47% (up 1%) of Labor voters, 20% (no change) of Liberal/National voters and 44% (down 13%) of Greens voters think it is heading in the wrong direction.