Consumer confidence has picked up where it left off, before last year's general election, according to the latest Westpac McDermott Miller survey for March.
Westpac said confidence had recovered its post-election drop, and was now back around average levels.
The bank said spending appetites have increased and households 'still don't seem focused on paying down debt".
The Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence Index rose 3.8 points in March, taking it to a level of 111.2 - reversing most of the drop seen in the wake of last year's election.
"It's not unusual to see a bit of nervousness around major events like elections, or for the related wobbles in confidence to fade after a few months," Westpac senior economist Satish Ranchhod said.