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Politics
Robyn Wuth

Alarming Aussie support for political violence revealed

A survey of attitudes to democracy found some Australians support violence for political causes. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Nearly one in 10 Australians believe violence can be justified for a political cause as many lose faith in government and mainstream leaders.

A nationwide survey of more than 4000 people found just over half were satisfied with how democracy worked, while a little over one-third said they trusted federal politicians.

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