Q. How much trust do you have in the following institutions and organisations?
| TOTAL: Trust | Mar’21 | Change since Aug’20 | Aug’20 |
| Australia’s border security agencies | 72% | 5% | 67% |
| State & federal health authorities | 70% | 1% | 69% |
| State or territory government | 66% | 6% | 60% |
| Police, courts and the justice system | 64% | No change | 64% |
| The ABC | 59% | 1% | 58% |
| The Commonwealth public service | 57% | 1% | 56% |
| Federal parliament | 54% | -1% | 55% |
| News on commercial TV & radio | 45% | No change | 45% |
| Print media | 35% | -4% | 39% |
| TOTAL:
Trust |
TOTAL:
Don’t trust |
Have a lot of trust | Have some trust | Have little trust | Have no trust at all | Unsure | |
| Australia’s border security agencies | 72% | 24% | 28% | 44% | 18% | 6% | 3% |
| State & federal health authorities | 70% | 27% | 25% | 45% | 20% | 7% | 3% |
| State or territory government | 66% | 31% | 22% | 45% | 21% | 10% | 2% |
| Police, courts and the justice system | 64% | 34% | 21% | 43% | 24% | 10% | 2% |
| The ABC | 59% | 36% | 21% | 38% | 24% | 13% | 5% |
| The Commonwealth public service | 57% | 38% | 12% | 45% | 29% | 8% | 5% |
| Federal parliament | 54% | 43% | 15% | 39% | 28% | 15% | 3% |
| News on commercial TV & radio | 45% | 52% | 8% | 36% | 36% | 16% | 3% |
| Print media | 35% | 60% | 6% | 30% | 40% | 19% | 5% |