Volunteering during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic (April 2021)
The April 2021 ANUpoll, the seventh in the ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods COVID-19 Impact monitoring program, collected data on volunteering and this can be combined with data on…
Confidence in government, satisfaction with the direction of the country and voting intentions (April 2021)
The aim of this paper is to summarise data from the ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods COVID-19 impact monitoring survey program on three measures related to views on the broad political and…
Tracking wellbeing outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic (April 2021): Continued social and economic recovery and resilience
The aim of this paper is to summarise economic and social wellbeing data from the April 2021 ANUpoll, the seventh in the ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods Impact Monitoring Survey program.…
Attitudes towards and experiences of retirement and social security income during the COVID-recession and initial recovery
In January 2021, the Social Research Centre on behalf of the ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods undertook a survey of 3,459 Australians through the Life in AustraliaTM panel. The aim of this…
Financial Stress and Social Security Settings in Australia
The Australian social security system spends around $120 billion dollars in cash transfers to Australian households each year. This money provides a safety net for around 5 million Australian’s most…
Media Release: ANU Report: Local connections invaluable in crisis response
The National Council of the St Vincent de Paul Society in Australia today released an evaluation of its distribution of vital drought funding to thousands of farming households across the country.…
Changes in public sentiment in relation to data privacy during COVID-19
This rapid research brief synthesises the evidence on whether COVID-19 has had an impact on public sentiment in relation to privacy and the widespread use of data and technology by government in…