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A new survey has revealed that nearly two-thirds of Australians believe federal and state governments have failed to effectively work together during the coronavirus pandemic.
While Prime Minister Scott Morrison created national cabinet with premiers and chief ministers at the onset of the global disaster, a new Ipsos poll commissioned by the McKinnon Prize in Political Leadership revealed that majority of voters think that there is a lack of coordination among governments.
In fact, the poll found 64 per cent of 1000 voters don’t think it is working.
More than three-quarters of respondents said the vaccination rollout was a co-ordination failure, while 73 per cent nominated border closures and 70 per cent quarantine.
The survey also revealed that views of political leaders’ response to the pandemic fell sharply during the year.
Over the past 12 months, 40 per cent of people believe leaders performed worse than expected compared with 17.5 per cent in February.
Even with 15 per cent of people thinking leaders performed better than expected, this was down from 45 per cent in February.
The survey also showed younger people were turning away from traditional news. Among the 18-34 age group, around 44 per cent said they were not consuming that type of media.
Notably, almost three in 10 of all Australians did not consume traditional media.
McKinnon Prize ambassador Amanda Vanstone said national cabinet heralded new collaboration between governments to support Australians during the pandemic.
“However, as the pandemic affected different states in different ways, and citizens and commentators began to apportion the blame on different leaders, our federation splintered along state and party lines, which presents a real challenge for elected leaders,” the former Liberal government minister said.
The poll also found 44 per cent of people in capital cities voted for major parties, while just 32 per cent of regional respondents voted for Labor or the coalition.
McKinnon Prize ambassador and former Labor government minister Simon Crean said that represented a significant opportunity to address issues affecting regional voters.
“Whatever is driving this frustration wit h major parties, this divide represents a key opportunity for our leaders to show their constituents the key attributes required for good leadership,” he said.
Voting is open online for the McKinnon political leadership prize, an independent award that recognises two outstanding Australians each year.
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Zoe is a content creator, specialising in speech and corporate communications. She is currently the content producer of Supply Chain Channel— a learning ecosystem dedicated to connecting and empowering the Australian supply chain community.
