Our Australian cousins don’t just earn more – they also enjoy a happier, more cohesive society.
A major new analysis finds Australia out-scores New Zealand on virtually every measure ofsocial cohesion.
It suggested Kiwis are less happy than Australians, have a lower sense of worth, and are less satisfied with their financial lot.
The report’s author says the new findings should be a ‘wake-up call’ that New Zealand can’t be complacent over the polarisation seen in the US and Europe.
Our Australian cousins don’t just earn more – they also enjoy a happier, more cohesive society.
That’s according to a new comparative analysis that suggests the social fabric that’s long kept Kiwis together has been fraying under multiple pressures.
The report, commissioned by the Helen Clark Foundation, offers one