Scanlon survey finds Australians are more anxious, disillusioned
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Scanlon survey finds Australians are more anxious, disillusioned

B1IntermediateNovember 5, 202623 min

Australians are 'more divided' and 'more pessimistic', according to the latest annual survey by the Scanlon Foundation. The latest report (Mapping Social Cohesion 2026), with data from 10,000 participants, found that one in three respondents expressed anxiety about their future — triple the number of respondents who expressed the same pessimism in Scanlon's first 2006 survey. On the issue of migration, more Australians are of the view that the current intake is too high, but most still agree that immigrants improve Australians society. Guest: Dr James O'Donnell, demographer at ANU, lead investigator at Scanlon Foundation Get in touch: Email us...

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For about 20 years, the Scanlon Foundation has been gathering the numbers that reveal, as best these things can be revealed, the instincts of this nation, particularly around immigration and race. Publication of the Foundation's annual reports is a big occasion for academics, for journalists

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and politicians. published is the Foundation's 2026 report called as always mapping social cohesion. Lead author of the report for the last four years is the demographer Dr James O'Donnell of the Australian National University who joins me in the studio now. James, welcome

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to Late Night Live. Thank you David, great to be here. James, what makes you proud about this country in these findings? the sense of, continuing sense of acceptance of who we are and where we come from.

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