Environment is prime worry for the first time: poll

The environment has for the first time surpassed healthcare, cost of living and the economy to be the number one concern for Australians.

Amid bushfires and drought, a poll shows the
environment has emerged as our top concern.

The Ipsos Issues Monitor, which asks a representative sample of Australians to select the three top issues facing the nation, found 32.1 per cent rated the state of the environment among their biggest worries in November - the highest share in the decade-long history of the survey.

Read the story from The Age by Matt Wade - “Environment is prime worry for the first time: poll.”