Q. Which of the following statements best describes how much political news and commentary you intend to look at during the election campaign?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | ||
| I will be looking at a lot of news and commentary as I am always interested in politics | 29% | 31% | 31% | 43% | 29% | |
| I ‘m not usually very interested in politics but will be looking at a lot more news and commentary during the election campaign | 30% | 30% | 37% | 16% | 29% | |
| I’m not very interested in politics so I won’t be reading much more than usual during the election campaign | 21% | 21% | 20% | 20% | 22% | |
| I don’t like politics at all and will try to avoid looking at any news and commentary during the election campaign | 13% | 12% | 7% | 13% | 19% | |
| Not sure | 8% | 6% | 5% | 8% | 1% |
29% have high interest in politics and say they will be looking at lot of news and commentary about the election and 30% are not usually very interested but will be looking at a lot of news and commentary during the campaign. 34% have little or no interest.
66% of those aged 55+ will be looking at a lot of news and commentary compared to 50% of those aged under 35.