IT APPEARS most people are worried about the direction the country is going.

We are not alone as a large chunk of the world is worried about the direction their country is heading.

Eighty-nine per cent of French and Mexican people think their country is going the wrong way.

According to the survey, Brazil, South Africa, Italy and Hungary are close behind, with 84 per cent expressing dissatisfaction.

There are 25 countries researched by Ipsos MORI that show people think their country is on the wrong track.

Globally unemployment is the main concern followed by financial/ political corruption and then poverty and social inequality next.

Mexico and Argentina have homicide crime above the global average.

While Turkey, US, Israel and Indonesia rate terrorism as their top concerns.

In Australia, our major worry is unemployment and this is something the government is aware of and attempting to correct. In fact, every election and by-election the candidates use jobs as the main reason to elect them.

Only the UK cited immigration as their main concern.

The North Korean nuclear threat appears to be of little concern and maybe considered by people as a lot of hot air by Kim Jong-Un.

KEITH WHITESIDE

Sippy Downs