Q. How much trust do you have in what you read in the following newspapers?
| A lot of trust | Some trust | Not much trust | No trust at all | Don’t know | |
| The Australian | 16% | 53% | 19% | 8% | 5% |
| The Telegraph (NSW only) | 7% | 45% | 25% | 21% | 2% |
| Sydney Morning Herald (NSW only) | 20% | 54% | 19% | 6% | 1% |
| The Age (Victoria only) | 23% | 56% | 15% | 3% | 3% |
| Herald Sun (Victoria only) | 7% | 47% | 32% | 12% | 2% |
| Courier Mail (Queensland only) | 9% | 56% | 22% | 12% | 1% |
* Note : Percentages based only on respondents who had read each newspaper.
Among those who have read each newspaper, 23% have a lot of trust in The Age and 20% have a lot of trust in the SMH. 16% of readers of The Australian have a lot of trust in the newspaper but only 7% have a lot of trust in The Telegraph and The Herald Sun. 46% have not much or no trust in The Telegraph and 44% have not much or no trust in The Herald Sun.
Liberal/National voters (21% and 57%) are more likely than Labor voters (17% and 50%) to have a lot or some trust in the Australian.