ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence was up 0.3pts to 112.7 this week. Consumer Confidence remains above the 2021 weekly average of 111.1 and is a huge 23.2pts higher than the same week a year ago, May 2/3, 2020 (89.5).

The Labour/Greens government support is down 2.5% points to 55% in April. Support for the Labour Party dropped 4% points to 41.5% in April (its lowest level of support since February 2020 prior to the pandemic) while support for the Greens was up 1.5% points to 13.5%.

A special analysis of movement data in Australia’s Capital City CBDs since the COVID-19 pandemic began shows movement levels plunging in late April after hitting pandemic highs in several cities in the school holiday period in the week following Easter.

New research from Roy Morgan shows that in the COVID-19 impacted 2020 Young Australians aged 6-13 spent an average of almost 16 hours a week online, including 11 hours a week on the internet at home, up 0.9hrs from two years ago.

New Zealand Consumer Confidence was up by 4.6pts to 115.4 in April, still a little short of its historical average of 120.

Sydney 29 April, 2021: Roy Morgan Research and EngageTV announce today that they have partnered to integrate Roy Morgan’s Single Source consumer data with Switch Digital’s Connected TV platform, EngageTV. The exciting partnership will give marketers and agencies the ability to target thousands of audiences of interest on Connected Televisions, down to a postcode level. This means marketers no longer have to advertise nationally but can choose postcodes where their target audiences actually live. This greater targeting precision will result in better campaign performance, less wastage and a higher return on investment.

A slim majority of 51% of Australians disapprove of Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s handling of COVID-19 and all related issues compared to 49% that approve.