Australians have lost so much faith in government that just being heard feels like special treatment | Peter Lewis

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : But this week's Guardian Essential report suggests that apart from the business-as-usual approach that has so abjectly failed to close the gap in Indigenous health and economic disadvantage, there is no fresh appetite for systemic reform.
54% : There is still no appetite for systemic reform to close the gap - even a year on from the failed voice referendum - the latest Guardian Essential poll showsThe great silence that has enveloped our nation since last year's referendum is lifting, as those who issued the invitation to walk together for a better future reemerge to confront its rejection.

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