Global Advisor

The ratings of the quality of healthcare in Australia and globally finally improving after declines since 2018.

Ipsos, one of the world’s leading market research companies, has released the findings of a 30-country survey for the Halifax International Security Forum looking at people’s views on conflicts and threats to the world.

Attitudes towards gender equality continue to be divided by socio-political context, generational divides, and gender identity, with Australians divided on whether gender equality has gone far enough with men more likely to agree that it has, an Ipsos survey reveals.

Almost half (49%) of residents in regional areas say their area has had severe climate impacts compared to 43% in capital cities – Ipsos climate change study

A global country average of 74% of people, in the 29 countries surveyed, agreed in principle that people should be able to take refuge in other countries, including their own, to escape war or persecution.

Australians agree we should not get involved militarily but we should supply weapons and/or air-defence systems to the Ukrainian military. As the war drags on Australians’ willingness to take in Ukranian refugees is softening

Have we reached peak inflation? Although still the top concern, worry about inflation falls for the first time in two and a half years.

At 45%, the proportion of Australians agreeing that ‘we need a strong leader willing to break the rules’ is down 8 points from 2021.

A new 36-country survey for the World Economic Forum finds a growing number of people think unemployment will rise next year