Artificial intelligence businesses and other technology giants have ranked poorly in a new survey of the brands that Australians trust most and least.

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It is clearly thematic that we trust the brands of physical stores. No surprise that Bunnings and Aldi rank one and two respectively. But they are also in the company of retail peers including Kmart, Apple, Big W, Myer, JB Hi-Fi and Australia Post inside the top 10 for trust.

10 most trusted brands (Source: Roy Morgan)

  1. Bunnings
  2. Aldi
  3. Kmart
  4. Commonwealth Bank
  5. Apple
  6. Big W
  7. Myer
  8. Toyota
  9. JB Hi-Fi
  10. Australia Post

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The remainder of the brands that comprise the 10 least trusted brands are less about the industry in which they sit and have more aberrant reasons for their inclusion.

10 least trusted brands (Source: Roy Morgan)

  1. Optus
  2. Facebook (Meta)
  3. Temu
  4. Woolworths
  5. Coles
  6. Tesla
  7. Qantas
  8. Telstra
  9. Shein
  10. X (formerly Twitter)
  • Hanrahan@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    5 days ago

    lot of stupid and hateful people out there, look at the rise of One Nation, Labor still in Government, The Libs etc

    • LavaPlanet@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      2 days ago

      Omg I could do some lengthy rants on the current rates of media illiteracy and the rise of one nation (supported by Rupert Murdoch and the want to turn Australia into the US) Gina who visits Trump regularly, backing Pauline financially.