Most Australians have heard of the idea of a body representing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to advise the Australian Parliament and Government on laws and policies related to Indigenous Australians. However, there is largely superficial knowledge about this potential referendum topic.
Amid rising housing, groceries, petrol and energy costs, and following four consecutive interest rate increases, cost of living remains Australians’ top priority for Federal Government attention.
The latest edition of True Issues indicates that cost of living is Australians’ top prompted priority for Federal Government attention.
The True Issues COP26 poll indicates that despite limited knowledge about the issue of net-zero emissions, a majority of adults support Australia committing to achieve the target of net-zero emissions by the year 2050, including three in ten who strongly support this goal.
At the end of another year living with COVID-19, heading into the summer break and a federal election campaign, health continues to lead top of mind concerns for Australians, followed by the environment and the economy.
With Australia now into its second year of responding to COVID-19, healthcare remains the dominant community concern, even more so than earlier in the pandemic. When asked to name up to three issues that personally interest or concern them the most, and that the Australian Government should focus on, a majority of adults (59%) describe issues related to hospitals, healthcare and ageing.