Aussies Fear Security at Home, Not Borders

0:00It's March 28, Melbourne news today starts now, AI powered and ready. I'm Corey with the story. A new study from the Australian National University reveals almost half of Ozzy's believe a foreign military could attack us within five years. But the real eye opener is that folks see national security starting right at their front doors, not just at our borders. Earlier this week, Pauline Hanson bragged about planting political landmines after one nation snagged a seat in South Australia's parliament. It's a reminder of their 1998 Queensland surge, which fizzled out fast and left conservative sideline for 14 years. Ozzy's are voicing deep worries over crumbling social cohesion, economic squeezes, and a polluted info space that's eroding trust. Recent events and reports like the Scanlan on social bonds and the Susan McKinnon democracy back this up, showing fear is the new normal in many. Spots. The research pushes for fixes beyond big military buys, think investments in communities, better

1:01info access, and listening to everyday people, top priorities, safe neighborhoods, salad jobs, and a strong democracy that includes everyone. Leaders like South Australia's premier are calling for inclusive patriotism that welcomes debate, not division. Building that trust could be the key to dodging extremism and keeping our security tight.