Q. Thinking about last month’s Federal budget, has the contents of the budget improved or worsened your overall perception of the Government?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote Other | ||
| Total improved | 17% | 15% | 29% | 13% | 9% | |
| Total worsened | 30% | 39% | 15% | 35% | 51% | |
| Much improved | 4% | 4% | 6% | 4% | 3% | |
| Slightly improved | 13% | 11% | 23% | 9% | 6% | |
| No difference | 40% | 39% | 48% | 42% | 33% | |
| Slightly worsened | 18% | 21% | 11% | 23% | 28% | |
| Much worsened | 12% | 18% | 4% | 12% | 23% | |
| Don’t know | 13% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% |
17% said the Federal budget had improved their overall perception of the Government, and 30% said it had worsened their perception.
Those most likely to say the Federal budget had improved their overall perception of the Government were Liberal/National voters (29%), 18-34 year olds (22%), and those earning over $104k/year (22%).
Those most likely to say the Federal budget had worsened their overall perception of the Government were other party/independent voters (51%), 45-54 year olds (41%), and ALP voters (39%).