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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

When asked about supply chains, 68% of Australians say they would prefer supply chains to ‘run through countries that are ...

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