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Trust to implement recommendations of the Banking Royal Commission

13 Feb 2019

Q. Who do you trust to implement the recommendations of the Banking Royal Commission?   

Total Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+
Scott Morrison and the Liberal Party 23% 28% 18% 21% 18% 29%
Bill Shorten and the Labor Party 27% 30% 25% 27% 30% 25%
No difference 35% 34% 37% 33% 37% 36%
Don’t know 15% 9% 20% 19% 15% 10%

Over a third of people (35%) believe it will make no difference whether a Coalition or Labor Government implement the recommendations of the Banking Royal Commission.

Males (28%) and voters over the age of 55 (29%) are most likely to trust the Coalition to deliver the recommendations.

Total Labor Liberal + National Greens NET: Other
Scott Morrison and the Liberal Party 23% 5% 56% 6% 17%
Bill Shorten and the Labor Party 27% 60% 5% 32% 8%
No difference 35% 26% 29% 45% 58%
Don’t know 15% 9% 9% 18% 16%

Trust to deliver the Banking Royal Commission recommendations generally follow party voting intention, with 60% of Labor voters, and 56% of Coalition voters trusting their own party.

Greens voters (45%) and minor party/independent voters (58%) are most likely to think it will no make a difference who implements the recommendations.

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