Almost half of Australians think foreign military will attack within five years, ANU study suggests

<p>University polling and focus groups found sharpest increase in those worried about national security was cohort aged 18 to 24</p><p>Nearly half of Australians believe a foreign military will attack the country within five years, as anxiety over national security issues rises sharply, a new study suggests.</p><p>The Australian National University’s National Security College report found that two-thirds of those polled in 2026, including an increasing number of teenagers and young adults, were worried about national security issues.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/23/almost-half-of-australians-think-foreign-military-will-attack-within-five-years-anu-study-suggests">Continue reading...</a>