Bleak thoughts of unhappy Aussies revealed as election looms

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Bleak thoughts of unhappy Aussies revealed as election looms

More than 50 per cent of Australians believe life will be worse in 50 years, with more than one-third reporting financial stress despite improving economic indicators and Government cost-of-relief measures.

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Voters abandoning hope for future amid economic worries

Australians are becoming increasingly pessimistic, which may have fuelled dissatisfaction in government institutions and democracy ahead of a...

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Why Don’t We Have Any Hope?

When we talk about politics – whether it’s the climate, the economy or constitutional reform – the thing that’s at stake is an idea of ‘the future’. These days, the idea of imminent societal or ecological breakdown necessarily means adopting the framing of the present as being a ‘state of emergency’. This is an obvious way for political actors to attempt to generate consensus – but does this ostensibly well-intentioned way of viewing the future …

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Australians are increasingly pessimistic about the future and trust in government and institutions continues to erode, a survey shows, in stark warning signs for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Labor government ahead of the election.

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Financially insecure voters driving current electoral challenges facing the major parties

A new study for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation reveals that those worried about their finances are the voters switching parties.

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How long can we cruise? - Politics, Policy, Political Views

Australia is like a cyclist who has stopped peddling. We have been travelling for some time ,not under our own steam, but with the momentum of the past and the good fortunes of the road we’re on. A range of economic data provides evidence that this is the case. Australia’s economy, measured on a per-person basis, has been shrinking for the past two years. This is the longest-running decline in our living standards since the second world war. Our…