Australians feel more financially secure despite the pandemic
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Australians are feeling more satisfied about their financial situation a year into the coronavirus pandemic than they were before it started, despite the first recession in 30 years creating a less secure jobs market.
However, the impact of the pandemic means it has displaced the economy as the most important problem facing Australia today, according to the Scanlon Foundation’s annual Mapping Social Cohesion survey.
People have applauded the government’s handling of the pandemic.
Alex Ellinghausen
The survey, of about 3000 people, showed Australian society had not frayed like other countries under the stress of the virus, report author Andrew Markus said.
Aussies Positive on Post-Pandemic Future
Australians are more optimistic about the country’s future as anxiety over COVID-19 fades away, according to a new survey.
On Thursday, the Scanlon Foundation institute released early data from its annual Mapping Social Cohesion study, showing how public opinion has been shaped by COVID-19.
The survey found that in November, three-quarters of Australians were optimistic about the future. This is a five percent increase from July, when the country was still in the middle of the second wave of the pandemic.
It is also a 12 percent increase on last year, when Australia was coping with the bushfire crisis.