Q. Thinking about our current political and economic system – that is, the rules and laws that govern the way Australian society operates – which of the following best describes your view?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Jan 2017 | Nov 2017 | |||
| The system needs to be fundamentally changed | 32% | 33% | 22% | 39% | 49% | 40% | 32% | ||
| The system is fundamentally sound but needs to be refined | 48% | 54% | 54% | 46% | 37% | 44% | 44% | ||
| The system works well as it is and should not be changed in any substantial way | 8% | 4% | 14% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 10% | ||
| Don’t know | 12% | 9% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 11% | 14% |
48% think Australia’s political and economic system is fundamentally sound but needs to be refined and 32% think the system needs to be fundamentally changed. Only 8% think it should not be changed in any way.
Those thinking the system just needs to be refined has increased 4 points from 44% since November.
Those most likely to think it needs fundamental change were “other” voters (49%) and Greens voters (39%).
Those most likely to think the system just needs to be refined were LNP voters (54%), Labor voters (54%) and aged 55+ (54%).