‘Discontent and distrust’: annual social cohesion checkup shows exactly what’s making Australia angry

Cost of living and AI outrank climate change and war as top concerns for future, but support for multiculturalism remains strong Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast The vast majority of Australians support immigration and multiculturalism despite more feeling poorer – and increasingly pessimistic and distrustful of government, the annual Scanlon report on social cohesion has revealed. People are more worried about artificial intelligence than climate change or going to war, but a global economic downturn and cost-of-living pressures are Australians’ key concerns. Continue reading...

斯坎伦基金会年度报告显示，澳大利亚社会凝聚力指数连续三年维持在78分，但生活成本压力、经济困境与对移民态度的分化正在加剧不满与不信任。报告还发现，经济困难正在改变投票倾向，部分选民转向单一民族党，同时公众对多元文化主义的支持依然高企。