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Trust in institutions

11 Aug 2020

Q. How much trust do you have in the following institutions and organisations?

  TOTAL: Trust TOTAL: Low trust Have a lot of trust Have some trust Have little trust Have no trust at all Unsure
State & federal health authorities 69% 25% 28% 41% 18% 7% 6%
Australia’s border security agencies 67% 26% 21% 46% 17% 8% 7%
Police, courts and the justice system 64% 30% 22% 42% 20% 9% 6%
State or territory government 60% 34% 23% 37% 23% 11% 6%
The ABC 58% 34% 24% 34% 23% 11% 8%
The Commonwealth public service 56% 36% 14% 41% 29% 7% 8%
Federal parliament 55% 37% 17% 38% 26% 11% 8%
News on commercial TV & radio 45% 49% 10% 35% 35% 14% 6%
Print media 39% 55% 7% 31% 36% 18% 7%

 

  • Participants have most trust in state & federal health authorities (69%) and Australia’s border security agencies (67%).
  • News on commercial TV & radio (45%) and print media (39%) are trusted by less than half of participants.
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