Centre for Social Research and Methods
We need to consider granting bail to unsentenced prisoners to stop the spread of coronavirus title
Prison is, understandably, a very closed environment. Many prisons are also overcrowded.
For First Nations people, coronavirus has meant fewer services, separated families and over-policing: new report title
Yesterday was National Sorry Day in Australia. It marks the anniversary of the tabling of the Bringing Them Home report, which chronicles decades of removals of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families.
Sorry Day also acknowledges the strength of the Stolen Generations survivors and reflects on the role everyone can play in healing our country.
Unpopular leaders punished at the polls in 2022 election title
Scott Morrison and Barnaby Joyce were the most unpopular leaders of any party since 1987, new analysis of the 2022 federal election from The Australian National University (ANU) shows.
The findings come from the joint ANUpoll/Comparative Study of Electoral Systems survey of more than 3,500 voters, which examined Australians' political attitudes before and after the 21 May vote.
Study co-author Professor Ian McAllister said the findings show leaders were more important than in previous elections.
High cost of living top priority for most voters title
Almost two-thirds of Australians say reducing the cost of living should be the next federal government's top priority, according to new analysis from The Australian National University (ANU).
The findings come from the latest ANUpoll, undertaken in April 2022, which asked more than 3,500 voters their views on policy and politics as Australia heads to a federal election. The poll is the most comprehensive and representative survey to date on voters' policy views during the current election campaign.
200,000 kids exposed to serious levels of parental gambling title
Almost 200,000 Australian children are exposed to moderate or serious levels of risky gambling by a parent each year, according to a new study from The Australian National University (ANU). The study is the first to report the number of families and children exposed to risky parental gambling across Australia.
Aussies more hesitant to receive their COVID booster title
Less than half of all double-vaccinated Australians aged 18 and over have had their COVID-19 booster shot, new analysis from The Australian National University (ANU) shows.
A survey of more than 3,400 adults, conducted in January 2022, found just over four-in-10 Australians (41.5 per cent) have received a third dose of a COVID vaccine.
Confidence in Government plunges to new low during COVID-19 title
Satisfaction with the direction of the country and confidence in the Federal Government has plummeted, new analysis from The Australian National University (ANU) has found.
The study, examining the views of more than 3,400 adults, found that in January 2022 a little more than three-in-10 Australians (34.5 per cent) had a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in the Federal Government.
Fear of COVID-19 infection at all-time high title
More Australians than ever think they will be infected with COVID-19, new analysis from The Australian National University (ANU) has found.
Data trust down but Aussies still check in during pandemic title
Australians are less trusting of how governments and companies use their private data following almost two years of using check-in apps during the COVID-19 pandemic.
New analysis from The Australian National University (ANU) shows people's trust in major institutions to maintain data privacy fell from an average of 5.70 to 5.49 out of 10 between May 2020 and August 2021.