In 2021 and 2022, 63% of Australians viewed China more as a security threat than an economic partner — a record high for that ...

Against this backdrop, six in ten Australians (59%) say they are pessimistic about Australia’s economic performance over the ...

Support for cultural diversity has softened among the Australian public. In 2024, the last time the Lowy Institute polled on ...

Confidence in world leaders. Only 21% of Australians say they trust Donald Trump to do the right thing regarding world ...

Support for Australia’s acquisition of conventionally armed but nuclear-powered submarines through AUKUS held firm in this ...

Four years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the war remains deadlocked. The destruction wrought on both ...

Since its first edition in 2005, the Lowy Institute Poll has sought Australians’ views on a range of possible threats to ‘the ...

Under Australia’s Climate Change Act (2022), the Australian government agreed to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions as ...

More than nine in ten Australians (94%) say Australia should come to New Zealand’s defence. Eight in ten (79%) say Australia ...

While this result is within the margin of error of last year’s Poll (53%), it still represents a seven-point increase from ...

The minority of Australians who say ‘in some circumstances, a non-democratic government can be preferable’ (17%) remained ...

In 2026, a majority of Australians (53%) say they feel ‘unsafe’ or ‘very unsafe’ in the world, while only 47% say they feel ...