Australians trusted the public service more in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic compared to before, a new survey reveals.
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The survey released on Tuesday is an initiative of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, and is a bid to better understand the community's experience with public servants.
The first survey was undertaken in March 2019 and the latest, the fifth of its kind, conducted in June this year. About 2500 people take part each time.
It found 65 per cent of those surveyed trusted the public service in some way, with nine per cent having strong trust and the same amount (28 per cent) trusting or somewhat trusting the bureaucracy.
In February, 56 per cent of Australians trusted the public service in some way, six per cent strongly.
Head of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Philip Gaetjens will give the keynote speech to the public service on Tuesday evening in an annual address.
"The survey tells us what Australians think of their service delivery experience and identifies where the Australian public service can collectively do better," he said prior to the speech.
Australian Associated Press
