BEYOND THE ANECDOTE

VALUES • PERSPECTIVES • POLICY

Beyond The Label

Political and social debates are often shaped by competing claims, selective examples and partisan framing. They are rarely as simple as left or right, progressive or conservative, Democrat or Republican, Labor or Liberal, Woke or Bigot.

Beyond the Anecdote explores the values, assumptions, evidence, policy preferences and trade-offs that shape political perspectives. Rather than reducing people to a label, the aim is to understand where perspectives align, where they diverge, and what drives the difference.

The surveys are designed to explore the nuance behind those views; including how people respond when principles, priorities and policy trade-offs pull in different directions.

Explore your values → Map your political outlook → Understand the nuance

How Beyond the Anecdote works →

Build your political profile

Explore your political outlook, values, reasoning, policy preferences, party alignment, personality and issue-specific views — then see how the pieces fit together.

ACCOUNT Create Profile Save your progress 1 Political Outlook See where you sit on the political compass. 2 Values & Principles Explore the values that guide your views. 3 Evidence & Reasoning Examine how claims are supported and tested. 4 Policy & Party Alignment Discover which party policies align with you. 5 Personality Profile Explore your Big Five personality traits. 6 Issue-Specific Views Share your stance on key issues. → Your Views in Context See where your views align, differ and connect across your profile.

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PUBLIC RESULTS

See how views are taking shape

Explore what respondents have told us so far. These results reflect the current respondent group and will become more meaningful as the sample grows. They represent Beyond the Anecdote respondents only and do not necessarily reflect the broader population.

Political Matrix

Respondent positions

Responses Average

Socially conservative

Government-oriented

Conservative economic left Conservative economic right Progressive economic left Progressive economic right Government-oriented Market-oriented

Market-oriented

Socially progressive

Each point represents one score position. Where respondents share the same position, they are grouped into one point.

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Party Alignment

Average policy alignment

Average policy-match score across respondents. This is not voting intention or party support.

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Explore all survey results Browse the wider results collection, including issue-specific surveys and respondent demographics.

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Have Your Say

Share your views through our surveys and opinion polls, or try one of our quizzes to test your knowledge and assumptions.

Online Safety, Information Control and Government Power

September 8, 2026

A short survey on online safety, misinformation and government influence over lawful information — including who should decide what is harmful, and whether those powers remain acceptable when held by a government you strongly oppose.

Online Safety, Information Control and Government Power

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Quiz: Who Said It? Australian Politics Without the Names

August 9, 2026

Australian politicians often use surprisingly similar language about immigration, border control, multiculturalism and national identity. Can you identify who made each statement when the political labels are removed?

Quiz: Who Said It? Australian Politics Without the Names

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Quiz: Who Said It? US Politics Without the Names

August 9, 2026

Can you identify who said, or did, what when the names and party labels are removed? Test your assumptions across 20 questions on immigration, border enforcement and Iran, and discover whether political identity changes how you judge the same words and actions.

Quiz: Who Said It? US Politics Without the Names

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Israel and Palestine: Historical Connections, Territory and National Self-Determination

August 8, 2026

Explore the historical connections and national claims of Israelis and Palestinians, assess past peace proposals, and share what you believe a just and lasting settlement should involve.

Israel and Palestine: Historical Connections, Territory and National Self-Determination

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Iran’s Nuclear Program: Evidence, Risk and International Response

August 2, 2026

What does the available evidence establish about Iran’s nuclear program and did it justify Israeli and United States military action?

Iran’s Nuclear Program: Evidence, Risk and International Response

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Moral Baselines: Principles Before Politics

July 29, 2026

Explore the moral principles people apply to questions of equality, individual responsibility, identity, Indigenous recognition, multiculturalism and political disagreement.