Q. Do you think the recent cut in official interest rates indicates that Australia’s economy is getting better or getting worse?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | ||
| Economy is getting better | 13% | 11% | 19% | 13% | 11% | |
| Economy is getting worse | 47% | 53% | 44% | 45% | 61% | |
| Neither | 24% | 23% | 24% | 20% | 21% | |
| Don’t know | 16% | 13% | 13% | 22% | 7% |
47% think that the recent cut in official interest rates indicates Australia’s economy is getting worse and 13% think it indicates the economy is getting better. 24% think it indicates neither.
There were few significant differences across demographic groups. 54% of those aged 45-64 and 61% of other party and independent voters thought it indicated the economy was getting worse.