The Australian beliefs and attitudes towards science survey 2018

Date published:
1 June 2018

We commissioned the Australian National University to survey Australians’ beliefs and attitudes towards science.

The surveys were conducted in 2017 and 2018. This report provides an overview of the results of the 2018 survey.

Key findings in the 2018 results show:

  • people think scientists contribute a lot to society
  • online news websites, television news and newspapers are the most commonly used sources for science information.

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