Expectations for 2019

Q. Thinking about the next 12 months, do you think 2019 will be a good or bad year for each of the following?

	Total good	Total bad	NET		Very good	Good	Neither good nor bad	Bad	Very bad	Don’t know		2017 NET
The Australian economy	30%	28%	+2		5%	25%	33%	21%	7%	10%		+12
Australian politics in general	20%	41%	-21		5%	15%	29%	26%	15%	11%		-21
The Australian Government	18%	46%	-28		3%	15%	25%	29%	17%	12%		na
Large companies and corporations	30%	19%	+11		6%	24%	37%	15%	4%	14%		+27
Small business	32%	18%	+14		4%	28%	36%	14%	4%	13%		+5
Trade unions	23%	20%	+3		5%	18%	39%	13%	7%	20%		-2
The average Australian	32%	22%	+10		5%	27%	37%	17%	5%	10%		+2
Your personal financial situation	36%	23%	+13		6%	30%	34%	15%	8%	7%		+12
Your workplace (workers)	47%	15%	+32		11%	36%	31%	11%	4%	7%		+37
You and your family overall	48%	14%	+34		11%	37%	31%	10%	4%	8%		+31
The planet	25%	33%	-8		5%	20%	32%	22%	11%	10%		-15
The Australian cricket team	20%	24%	-4		4%	16%	31%	16%	8%	25%		na

Overall, there was a very positive outlook for your workplace (+37) and you and your family overall (+31). Expectations were also quite positive for large companies (+11), small business (+14), the average Australian (+10) and personal financial situation (+13).

Compared to last year, respondents were less optimistic about the economy and large companies but more optimistic about small business and the average Australian.