Q. And which statements do you feel fit the Liberal Party?
| Total | Change | Jul 2009 | April 2011 | Aug 2013 | Nov 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Mar 2017 | ||
| Too close to the big corporate and financial interests | 69% | -2 | 60% | 60% | 67% | 62% | 66% | 71% | ||
| Will promise to do anything to win votes | 69% | -2 | 67% | 65% | 65% | 68% | 63% | 65% | 71% | |
| Out of touch with ordinary people | 68% | – | 62% | 54% | 58% | 62% | 58% | 63% | 68% | |
| Divided | 64% | -4 | 74% | 49% | 31% | 56% | 61% | 52% | 68% | |
| Moderate | 48% | -1 | 50% | 55% | 48% | 51% | 47% | 47% | 49% | |
| Have a vision for the future | 48% | +3 | 48% | 51% | 54% | 46% | 51% | 45% | ||
| Clear about what they stand for | 41% | – | 44% | 45% | 46% | 39% | 46% | 41% | ||
| Understands the problems facing Australia | 39% | -2 | 44% | 51% | 48% | 46% | 41% | 44% | 41% | |
| Extreme | 38% | +2 | 36% | 36% | 39% | 39% | 36% | 38% | 36% | |
| Have good policies | 36% | – | 38% | 43% | 39% | 41% | 36% | |||
| Has policies that lead to a fairer Australia | 34% | – | ||||||||
| Has a good team of leaders | 32% | -1 | 29% | 40% | 36% | 48% | 41% | 42% | 33% | |
| Looks after the interests of working people | 28% | -2 | 38% | 36% | 32% | 31% | 31% | 30% | ||
| Trustworthy | 25% | -3 | 30% | 29% | 28% | 30% | 28% | |||
| Keeps its promises | 25% | – | 28% | 33% | 32% | 25% | 27% | 30% | 25% |
The attributes most commonly associated with the Liberal party were “too close to the big corporate and financial interests” (69%), “will promise to do anything to win votes” (69%), and “out of touch with ordinary people” (68%). Those least commonly associated were “keeps its promises” (25%), “trustworthy” (25%) and “looks after the interests of working people” (28%).
The biggest changes since this question was last asked in March were “divided”, which dropped by 4%, “trustworthy”, which dropped by 3%, and “have a vision for the future”, which rose by 3%.