Politics live: Chalmers calls social media a ‘business model for hate’; half of young Australians say US a ‘threat’
Summary
A YouGov survey commissioned by the Australia Institute found that 42% of Australians viewed the United States as a threat, while half viewed it as a friend. Treasurer Jim Chalmers said social media helps spread political hate and abuse, and described the online climate as especially harsh for women in public life.Key Facts
- Only 4% of young Australians surveyed called the US a close friend, while more than half viewed it as a threat.
- Indonesia scored 14 percentage points higher than the US in the survey’s friend category.
- Twenty-one percent of respondents said they had confidence in Donald Trump to do the right thing in world affairs.
- Chalmers spoke at the Political Book of the Year awards in Canberra.
- Chalmers said social media had created a system for mass-producing hate and political abuse.
- Chalmers said digital misogyny follows women in public life.
- Police charged a 43-year-old man over the alleged attack on MP Helen Haines outside her Wangaratta electorate office; Haines was recovering in hospital.
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