Young Aussies are not all that convinced by democracy.

That’s the latest from an extensive study by the Australian National University of 3000 Australians across the country.

As reported by The Australian:

Less than half of 18 to 24-year-olds believe democracy is “always preferable” to other forms of government, according to startling findings in a nationwide survey.

Across the total survey, almost one-third of Australians are ambivalent or sceptical towards our democratic system.

This is reported as an alarming result that is down to economic insecurity and educational stratification.

Professor Nicholas Biddle, head of the ANU department who ran the survey, conceded distrust in political institutions might be a cause.

And that’s where the rubber hits the road.

Because it’s not a surprise people, especially young people, distrust our system when politicians don’t listen.

Poll after poll say Australians are unhappy with mass immigration and want an immigration pause.

What’s the response of our elected democratic leaders?

No change.

Australians say over and over again they’re worried about the skyrocketing cost of everything.

The response?

Doubling down on Net Zero which drives up costs and massive public spending projects that raise inflation.

Aussies are very clear that they’re worried about housing, and young people especially feel they can’t get a house.

And what do our leaders do?

Bring more and more immigrants in, who don’t just take up housing, but create more traffic, more demand for health and education, all so politicians can point to a GDP graph with a line going up.

We should be clear: democracy is good and we should support it.

But the problem isn’t young people being sceptical, it’s that politicians, especially the ones in charge right now from Labor, the Greens, and the Teals, give people every reason to be sceptical.

We vote these people in, and then they do everything possible to not do what we voted them in to do.

Or, worse, they start doing things they never said they’d do, like Labor blowing up our immigration system and going soft on protestors and terrorist sympathisers.

How about instead of worrying about public support for democracy, Albanese and the rest of them just do what voters want?