Australians’ Distrust Of Corporations Reaches Record High: Research

General view of an Optus store in Sydney, Australia, on Sept. 22, 2022. AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi

Australians’ distrust of corporations and the entire economy has reached a new high due to the poor behaviour of companies during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, a study has found.

The market research and public opinion statistics company Roy Morgan released new research on Australians’ trust and distrust of familiar household names in 2023.