Fewer Australians believe the federal government should play a role in their daily lives, compared to levels from before the COVID-19 pandemic.
A new report by researchers at the Australian National University found while confidence in the federal government was still strong, fewer people thought the government should play a part in providing essential services.
The survey of more than 3300 people in January was the latest part of the university’s COVID-19 Impact Monitoring survey, which had been tracking the impact of the pandemic since early 2020.
Providing health care was the area in which the largest share of respondents thought the government should bear responsibility, with 73.1 percent saying it definitely had a key role….