Ipsos survey: Australians want a strong leader to take country back from rich, powerful

By Inga Ting
Updated January 17 2017 - 10:08pm, first published 4:49pm
Some 37 per cent of Australians believe we should protect ourselves from the world, the survey found.  Photo: Michel Bunn
Some 37 per cent of Australians believe we should protect ourselves from the world, the survey found. Photo: Michel Bunn

A disillusioned public that believes the system is rigged against ordinary people wants a strong leader to break the rules, wrest power back from the elites and close the doors to the rest of the world.