The Essential Report Archive Read the latest report

View of Federal Government

15 Aug 2017

Q. Which of the following statement best describe your view of the Federal Government?

  Total   Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens Vote other
I don’t like their policies or the decisions they have been making 41%   64% 10% 69% 54%
I like their policies and am satisfied with the progress they are making 15%   8% 31% 9% 2%
I like their policies but they are not making enough progress in implementing them 28%   16% 49% 11% 31%
Don’t know 16%   13% 11% 11% 13%

Respondents were divided strongly according to party preferences on the Government’s policies. 41% said they don’t like the Government’s policies while 43% like their policies. However, for those who like their policies a majority (28%) believed they were not making enough progress in implementing them and while only 15% were satisfied with the progress they are making.

Among Liberal/National voters about half (49%) liked their policies but were dissatisfied with the progress they are making.

Error: