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The number of people who thought the environment was the first or second most important issue facing Australia climbed from 42% in October 2019 to 50% in January 2020.
The unprecedented bushfire emergency in 2019-2020 had an impact on most Australians. The January 2020 ANU Poll found nearly 3 million Australians adults were directly exposed to the fires and 15 million reported indirect exposure.