Recent research for Infrastructure Australia found that preparing for extreme weather events such as floods and fires was considered a priority in infrastructure planning for a total of 94 per cent of Australians. Infrastructure Australia engaged JWS Research to ask Australians about the planning priorities for its next national plan, which provides an investment road map for industry and government.
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A new research-informed campaign has been launched to dispel myths and inform the public about nuclear energy after a comprehensive JWS Research study including focus groups and a quantitative survey of 1500 finds more Australians support lifting the ban on the use of nuclear power than oppose it.
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When asked to name up to three issues that personally interest or concern them the most and that the Australian Government should focus on, almost half of Australians (47%) describe issues related to hospitals, healthcare and ageing, in contrast with our last True Issues poll taken in amid the catastrophic 2019-20 bushfire season.
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Four months into its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Federal Government performance is rated at an index score of 63, substantially higher than in February and the Government’s highest performance score since True Issues began in June 2013.
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Eight in ten Australians (83%) are concerned about the COVID-19 pandemic, including almost half (48%) who are extremely or very concerned and Millennials (aged 18-34 years) are experiencing the most anxiety over COVID-19, recording significantly higher levels of concern across most of the impacts measured.
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When asked to name up to three issues that personally interest or concern them the most and that the Australian Government should focus on, more than a third (36%) of Australians describe issues related to the environment and climate change, before health, jobs and the economy.
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