TWO DIFFERENT TRUST REALITIES IN AUSTRALIA Percent trust, in Australia - 0 + Distrust Neutral Trust Change, 2020 to 2021 Business NGOs Government Media 80 79 76 73 77 Informed public All institutions trusted TRUST INDEX +7 +5 +12 +14 Trust gap, 22 informed public vs. 22 21 18 28 mass population 58 58 58 55 Mass population 45 TRUST INDEX No institutions trusted +8 +7 +17 +9 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer. The Trust Index is the average percent trust in NGOs, business, government and media. TRU_INS. Below is a list of institutions. For each one, please indicate how much you trust that institution to do what is right. 9-point scale; top 4 box, trust. Mass population and informed public, Australia. 9