From a worsening economy to alien visits – this is what people expect in 2023

2022 seems to have fallen out of the pandemic slump, but people aren't optimistic for what the new year will bring. Photo: Getty

This year was an improvement on 2021, but Australians’ outlook for next year is still gloomy, new research shows.

Ipsos polling found the number of Australians who think the country had a tough time of it in 2022 fell from the previous year, as did the number of people who thought the year had been bad for their family.