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Australians Prioritize AI, Economy, Disinformation Threats
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The Australian National University National Security College surveyed more than 12,000 Australians in November 2024 and July 2025, finding AI attacks, a severe economic crisis, and supply disruption as top decade threats (77%, 75%, 74%). Concern about national security rose 8 percentage points to 50% in July 2025. Respondents ranked safe, peaceful communities as the top national priority for the next five years.
Key Points
- 1Identify AI attacks, severe economic crisis, and supply disruption as top threats, with 77%,75%,74%.
- 2Show rising anxiety: worry about national security rose 8 percentage points to 50% between surveys.
- 3Suggest prioritize resilience measures—economic stability, supply chains, counter-disinformation and foreign-interference defenses.
Scoring Rationale
Official ANU survey provides credible national insights, but it is observational and offers limited technical novelty.
Sources
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