‘Discontent and distrust’: annual social cohesion checkup shows exactly what’s making Australia angry
TL;DR
Cost of living and AI outrank climate change and war as top concerns for future, but support for multiculturalism remains strong Get our daily political email, free app or daily news podcast The vast majority of Australians support immigration and multiculturalism despite more feeling poorer – and increasingly pessimistic and distrustful of government, the annual Scanlon report on social cohesion has revealed. People are more worried about artificial intelligence than climate change or going to war, but a global economic downturn and cost-of-living pressures are Australians’ key concerns.
Nauti's Take
For small teams, the headline alone does not justify launching another AI project. First verify whether the workflow delivers a visible saving in time or cost, and map which data leaves your systems, because public skepticism will hit applications whose benefits and controls remain hard to explain.
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