The Ipsos Issues Monitor
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Latest edition - National June 2026
With tension easing in the Middle East, concern about Cost of Living fell from an all-time high (down 6 points to 62%) but remains the dominant issue for Australians. Housing held steady in second place at 42% (up 1 point), while the Economy remained in third at 26% (down 2 points). Immigration rose to fourth place at 24% (up 3 points), edging ahead of Crime, which sits at 23% (up 1 point). Overall, the top five issues facing Australians remained unchanged from May.
The ALP remains the party seen as most capable of managing the leading issues, including Cost of Living, Housing, the Economy and Crime.
However, Pauline Hanson's One Nation has gained ground across the board this month and has now overtaken the Coalition as the party seen as most capable of handling Immigration.
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2026 Ipsos Issues Monitors
2016 - 2025 Compiled editions
About the Ipsos Issues Monitor
The Ipsos Issues Monitor regularly takes the pulse of Australians on the issues of the day that effect our nation. An ongoing monthly quantitative survey that addresses social, political and economic areas of concern. Each month, Ipsos asks approximately 1,000 Australians to select the three most important topics facing Australia, their state/territory and their local area from a list of nineteen issues.*
*The Nineteen issues are: The Economy, Crime, Healthcare/Hospitals, Taxation, Petrol Prices, Race Relations, Education, Population, Unemployment, Cost of Living, Immigration, Drug Abuse, Environment, Transport, Personal Debt, Defence, Housing, Poverty and Indigenous Issues.
Technical notes
The Ipsos Issues Monitor is conducted monthly via online panel. Each month approximately 1000 Australian adults aged 18+ are asked to select the top three issues facing the nation within their state and local areas from a list of nineteen potential concerns. Data is weighted to match the profile of the population.
The precision of Ipsos online polls are calculated using a credibility interval with a poll of 1,000 accurate to +/- 3.5 percentage points and of 500 accurate to +/- 4.8 percentage points. For more information on the Ipsos use of credibility intervals, please visit www.ipsos.com/sites/default/files/2017-03/IpsosPA_CredibilityIntervals.pdf
Polling Methodology Disclosure Statements
Ipsos believes in transparency around the polling we undertake. Further to this, and as a founding member of the Australian Polling Council, we are pleased to comply with the Council’s Code of Conduct, including making available a Methodology Disclosure Statement around each of the our published polls, including our Ipsos Issues Monitor. These statements can be accessed here.
