Australians more worried about Covid recession than health impacts, polling shows

Exclusive: Surveys indicate 2021 political contest likely to be focused on post-pandemic economic recovery

The Covid-19 recession weighed more heavily on voters' minds than the health impacts of the pandemic in 2020, according to new issues polling from the Australia Institute.

In five surveys of 1,000 Australians conducted since the middle of the year the progressive thinktank found voters nominated the economy as the most important issue, followed by health, with other concerns including climate change rising in importance towards December.