00:02It's all hands on deck as this restaurant prepares food for the needy.
00:07I've had people who get teared up when they get a hamper from us to say thank you.
00:11I wasn't aware how I'm going to cope with this before I got the hamper.
00:15But after a decade of charity work, meeting demand is harder than ever.
00:21We feel like our hands are tied behind our back.
00:23The demand is quadrupled, but the donations keep going down.
00:26The latest strains on society have been documented after a survey of 10,000 people.
00:33I think there is a fair degree of pessimism.
00:35It shows more Australians feel life will be worse in the years ahead.
00:40And when it comes to resolving the issues, almost half think the federal government needs major change or be replaced.
00:49When people feel like they are financially compromised or certainly not in a good financial situation,
00:55they tend to become more insular.
00:58The report shows a strong sense of belonging has suffered a long decline.
01:03Support for multiculturalism is taking a hit as a surge of people believe immigration rates are just too high.
01:12People are still listening to narratives that are telling them that in actual fact there is this waves and waves
01:19of people coming into Australia,
01:21which is really not accurate.
01:22Despite a persistent pessimism, the report concludes social cohesion has actually been steady in recent years,
01:31showing resilience in times of uncertainty and adversity.
01:35But it's a view many won't agree with.
01:38It's about 62% of Australians who think social cohesion has got worse.
01:42Australians from Indian background are on the edge.
01:45They see that hate is on the rise and the anti-India sentiment.
01:48But what I say, James, is I'm no less Australian than anyone else.
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