This report presents findings from the third wave of the 2025 Election Monitoring Survey Series (EMSS), conducted from 28th March to 8th April, during the first fortnight of the 2025 federal election campaign. With a sample of 3,608 Australians—two-thirds of whom participated in at least one prior wave—the survey provides longitudinal insight into Australians’ evolving political attitudes, wellbeing, and policy preferences at a time of acute economic and geopolitical uncertainty.
This wave of the EMSS also includes novel questions on housing policy and supply-side liberalism. Among the policy options presented for improving housing affordability, a plurality (38.8per cent) favour increased government investment in social and affordable housing. Coalition voters are more divided, with stronger support for deregulation. Undecided voters are more likely to support direct financial assistance, suggesting they may be the target of demand-side campaign policies.
