Public opinion

The Understanding liveability across Metropolitan and Regional Australia reports are drawn from the Ipsos Life in Australia project – the nation’s largest annual study of community values and liveability.

New global Ipsos poll finds unemployment remains the top issue globally for consumers – this is mirrored in Australia,
with unemployment sitting alongside crime and violence as the biggest worries

A new poll conducted by Ipsos in 24 countries around the world sheds light on global citizens' views on the controversial subject of abortion

New data from Ipsos Global @dvisor shows that many across 23 countries around the world think that their society is broken, while feeling a lack of confidence in establishment institutions – especially political parties, governments and the media.

After a year of historic political events such as Brexit, the election of Donald Trump, and the Italian constitutional referendum, a major new Ipsos survey across 22 countries paints a picture of a global public feeling left behind by the traditional system of politics and government. In several countries, this sentiment of discontent translates into high levels of support for a strong leader willing to break the rules.

Australians willing to spend taxpayer money on projects to combat climate change.

Australia the sixth most accurate country on the Ipsos “Index of Ignorance”. Ipsos’ latest “Perils of Perception” survey highlights how wrong the public across 40 countries is about key global issues and features of the population in their country.

The majority of Australians believe that we are not doing enough to meet the country’s infrastructure needs, a new global Infrastructure study by Ipsos has revealed.

Although Australians most likely to believe it makes our country a more interesting place to live.