Australia we need to talk! It is time for The Great Aussie Debate

As a country there’s some things we can agree on, like meat pies are the national dish, but there’s so much we’re still debating.

Australia, we need to talk. Don’t worry – it’s nothing bad!

But it is time to settle some of the biggest debates happening in your homes, workplaces, and anywhere else you’re having a yap.

As a country, we might be united in our love for meat pies, obsessively talking about Raygun and chucking sickies, but there are still so many topics that always unite some healthy debate, like whether we should Aussies be able to work from home.

In the vein of the Aussie tradition of a great pub debate, news.com.au has created The Great Aussie Debate for 2025.

Meat Pies expose what we can agree on. Picture: iStock

Aussies do agree on loving the beach. Picture: iStock

Here at news.com.au, we want to write about what you guys actually care about. So you’ll need to be team players and let us know!

Strap yourselves in because we’ve created a survey of 50 questions to find out what your opinions really are on the hot topics of 2025.

Have your say in The Great Aussie Debate. Take the survey here:

Ahead of launching the survey, we prepared a little teaser, which has already revealed some things we agree on.

After asking more than 1800 Australians, we found the majority agreed meat pies were our national dish and that G-string bikinis shouldn’t be banned from the beach, but there’s still so much we need to know!

We want to know everything from what salary you need to be rich in Australia in 2025.

Do you think your partner subscribing to OnlyFans is cheating? Hint: Of the 1870 Aussies we’ve heard from so far, men and women were divided on this issue.

Like should Aussies be able to WFH? Picture: TikTok/laurensyesterday

There’s a generational divide on celebrating Aus Day. Picture: Image/Paul Miller

There’s also stuff we’re still debating. When it comes to Australia Day a generational divide is certainly rearing its ugly head.

About a quarter of Gen Zers - 26 per cent - said their likely not to celebrate Australia Day. In comparison 80 per cent of Boomers are still celebrating January 26th.

It’s the second time news.com.au has opened up The Great Aussie Debate since the inaugural survey took the nation’s temperature with more than 50,000 Aussies weighing in.

This time, we’re keen to go deeper and find out what’s driving the nation as well as what we do and don’t agree on.

Should your boss be able to text you after hours? Is calling someone “white” racist?

We want to talk about the things that you’re actually debating about with your mates and family and that one aunty that has a wild opinion about everything.

News.com.au editor Kerry Warren said: “The Great Aussie Debate was created to give Australians the freedom to speak candidly and offer them a platform to openly share their frank and fearless opinions on a broad spectrum of issues.

“This year, we’re going even deeper into understanding where we stand as a nation right now – looking at everything from the lighthearted to the serious, and everything in between.”