Trust in government, 2021 vs 2026

How often do you think the government in Canberra can be trusted to do the right thing for the Australian people?

A range plot showing survey responses to a question about trust in the federal government, showing less people trust government in 2026 compared with 2021.
Survey responses, 2021compared with 2026, weighted % of adults.
ABC NewsSource: Scanlon Foundation Research Institute 2021 - 2026Get the data