Good news from the Antipodes

From the Sydney Morning Herald:

What young people fear most - and it's not the environment
Forget trees. The biggest concern for the next generation is finding a job to support their families.

The economy has overtaken the environment as the most pressing concern for the young, according to a survey of 15,000 people aged 15 to 19.

The environment was the top national concern in the past two National Youth Surveys conducted by Mission Australia but its 11th annual report found it had slipped to sixth place this year, with only 17.5 per cent of respondents saying it was the most important issue facing the country, compared with 37.4 per cent who made the same comment last year.

From top concern to sixth place in one year. Good to see people waking up. As more and more people see Anthropogenic Global Warming as the political power-grab and hoax that it is, the AGW proponents ratchet the hysteria up and up to the point where it is obvious that there is no rational science there. Welcome to the real world -- actual measurements instead of very expensive computer models... Here is the Mission Australia 2012 National Youth Survey Here is a link to the actual results (114 page PDF) The relevant numbers are on the 22nd page (Page 20 in the report):

01) The economy and financial matters
02) Population issues
03) Alcohol and drugs
04) Politics and societal values
05) Equity and discrimination
06) The environment
07) Health
08) Crime, safety and violence
09) Mental health
10) Bullying
11) Education
12) Employment
13) Homelessness/housing
14) LGBT issues
15) Adolescence/youth

A very nice assessment of priorities -- these kids will do just fine if they can stay away from indoctrination. I would hate to think of what a similar assessment would reveal in the United States...