The happiness deficit: Why Aussies are reporting lower levels of optimism than ever before

A new poll revealing that Australians across all age groups feel life has significantly worsened over the past decade has sparked an emotional open-line discussion with Dean & Sofie on 4BC Breakfast.  While a travelling father shared how a pre-COVID caravan trip brought his family closer, a local caller and the hosts lamented a deep societal decline marked by youth crime, an unaccountable political system, and a growing cultural divide.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.