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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Katharine Murphy Political editor

Social cohesion under strain as equality, climate and inflation woes heighten Australians’ fears, research finds

Pedestrians in the rain silhouetted against the Sydney harbour bridge
The Scanlon Foundation’s latest social cohesion report has found financial wellbeing is the strongest predictor of Australian’s sense of social cohesion. Photograph: Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty Images

We all remember the dark days early in the coronavirus pandemic. People died. Businesses were disrupted as the economy went into hibernation. Workers and school students stayed home to suppress the rate of new infections.

But Australians also rallied during the crisis. Social cohesion spiked. This fascinating development was captured during the peak of the pandemic by the Scanlon Foundation’s Social Cohesion reports – a research project that has mapped the mood of a multicultural nation since 2007.

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