As the referendum on the proposed Voice to Parliament edges closer, research shows Australians are more divided than ever – and it spells a major problem.
Across the country, once famed for a strong sense of mateship, people are increasingly at odds with each other and political polarisation is taking root.
The Index shows the country now straddles the boundary between ‘moderately polarised’ and ‘in danger of severe polarisation’. Those involved in the events “had fallen headlong into poisonous conspiracy theories” and Australia should work to prevent similar division here.He warned that worsening polarisation and the rise of misinformation highlighted the need for democracy to be “nourished, protected, cared for, treated with respect”.
Polling conducted after that point showed high levels of support for the proposal, with Essential 65 per cent of voters were in favour.The Voice has contributed to a growing divide. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Luis Enrique Ascui “If most Australians vote No, the country will be reeling,” Mr Wolpe wrote in an article for The Conversation.
It found the gap between those with the most and those with the least has “blown out”, with the average wealth of the highest 20 per cent of Aussies growing at four times the rate of the lowest. But these divides have consequences “far beyond the consequences of power”, pushing Americans to isolate themselves in “distinct and mutually exclusive political camps”.
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