Last 12 months

Q. Thinking about the last 12 months, has it been 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		2018 NET
The Australian cricket team	44%	10%	+34		13%	32%	26%	6%	4%	12%		+2
Large companies and corporations	41%	18%	+23		10%	31%	31%	13%	5%	10%		+9
You and your family overall	41%	22%	+19		9%	32%	35%	15%	7%	3%		+28
Your workplace	30%	16%	+14		7%	23%	29%	10%	6%	23%		+28
Your personal financial situation	30%	32%	-2		6%	24%	35%	19%	13%	3%		–
The average Australian	27%	31%	-4		7%	21%	37%	22%	9%	4%		-1
The Australian Government	29%	36%	-7		7%	22%	31%	22%	14%	5%		-41
Trade unions	19%	30%	-11		5%	14%	35%	21%	9%	10%		-2
Small business	24%	36%	-12		4%	20%	31%	27%	9%	9%		+6
The Australian economy	25%	38%	-13		5%	20%	31%	26%	12%	5%		+6
Australian politics in general	21%	41%	-20		5%	16%	32%	24%	18%	4%		-50
The planet	20%	49%	-29		6%	14%	27%	28%	21%	4%		-19

• Participants believe that 2019 has been a good year for the Australian cricket team (+34, up from +2 in 2018), large companies and corporations (+23, up from +9 in 2018) and them and their families.
• This year has been bad for the planet (-29, down 10pts from 2018) and Australian politics in general (-20).
• Australian politics in general and the Australian Government have the greatest swing compared to 2018 with Australian politics in general up from -50 to -20 and the Australian Government up from -41 to -7.
• The Australian economy also saw a large swing from 2018, dropping from +6 in 2018 to -13 in 2019; which is mirrored by small businesses (from +6 in 2018 to -12 in 2019).
• Trade unions are similarly seen as having a bad year, falling from -2 in 2018 to -11 in 2019.