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Launch of the 25th Edelman Trust Barometer

We were delighted to co-host the launch of the 2025 Edelman Trust Barometer with Edelman Australia on 18 March. In collaboration with Edelman Australia and the Centre for AI, Trust and Governance, we brought together around 160 people at The Sybil Centre at the University of Sydney.

Professor Terry Flew provided the opening keynote address, followed by Tom Robinson, CEO of Edelman Australia, who provided detailed analysis and insights from the Australian report. The panel discussion, facilitated by Tim Burrowes further elucidated ideas and insights from Terry Flew, Kim Portrate, Milly Bannister and Jared Mondschein.

The 25th anniversary edition of the Edelman Trust Barometer revealed that Australia has slipped into distrust territory with a profound global shift to acceptance of aggressive action and deepening fears giving rise to a widespread sense of grievance.

We highly recommend you download the report and find out more about the state of societal trust in Australia, and how it may impact your industry.

Download the full report and Top 10 Findings here: https://lnkd.in/gANRVY9q

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