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Less Than Half of Young Australians Support Democracy Amid Economic Strain: Poll
Less than 44% of Australians aged 18-24 prefer democracy, with economic inequality and financial strain linked to weaker support among younger generations, ANU research shows.
- Recent polling from the Australian National University shows financial hardship is straining young Australians' support for democracy, with only 43 per cent of 18 to 24-year-olds backing it as the best government form.
- Redbridge surveys, released this year and last, showed Gen Z and Millennials ranked housing affordability and cost of living as top voting issues, while the ANU report linked social cohesion to their democratic satisfaction.
- There was slightly more support from those 25 to 34, at 56 per cent, but that was still 15 percentage points below the average of all other age groups, while only 40 per cent of 18 to 24-year-olds felt everyone had a fair economic chance in Australia.
- The ANU report urged cross-government policy to treat support for democracy as a socially uneven resource, warning both generations felt key issues were barely addressed in the political system.
- The report warned a continually weakened economy would put support for Australian democracy at substantial risk as Gen Z and Millennials become the biggest voting cohort, affecting political legitimacy and electoral outcomes.
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Leaning Left12Leaning Right1Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution86% Left
Bias Distribution
- 86% of the sources lean Left
86% Left
L 86%
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