{
  "id": 18130329,
  "title": "‘Discontent and distrust’: annual social cohesion checkup shows exactly what’s making Australia angry",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/discontent-and-distrust-annual-social-cohesion-checkup-shows-exactly",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-04T14:00:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Technology",
    "slug": "guardian-technology",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/nov/04/social-cohesion-report-australia-cost-of-living-economy-immigration-multiculturalism-ai-ntwnfb"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Australia's annual social cohesion report reveals that cost of living pressures and concerns about artificial intelligence are more pressing than climate change or war for many Australians. However, support for multiculturalism remains strong despite rising pessimism and distrust towards government. The Scanlon Foundation's annual report found that while the overall social cohesion index remained steady at 78 out of 100, 62% of adults believe it has declined in recent years. Millennials and Generation X reported the most significant decline in happiness, with unhappy or very unhappy individuals increasing from 16% to 25% for Millennials and 19% to 23% for Generation X since 2014. Despite economic challenges, 87% of Australians still believe immigrants are just as likely to be good citizens as those born in Australia, and 76% think multiculturalism has been good for the nation.",
  "summary": "Cost of living and AI outrank climate change and war as top concerns for future, but support for multiculturalism remains strong Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast The vast majority of Australians support immigration and multiculturalism despite more feeling poorer – and increasingly pessimistic and distrustful of government, the annual Scanlon report on social…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "Australia's social media ban challenged by Reddit and rights group in court",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/australias-social-media-ban-challenged-by-reddit-and-rights-group-in",
        "published": "2026-11-03T13:40:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}