Political Distrust terhadap Pemerintah pada Masa Pandemik Covid-19: Analisis Perbandingan antara Australia dan Indonesia

Abstract

Political trust is important for government in its attempt to implement policies that require the participation of its citizens. During trust in government contributes to the decrease of the perception of Covid-19 risks, the increase of public obedience and willingness to do measures of Covid-19 prevention, and the reduction of mortality rate. In regard to this, data show there has been change in the trend of political distrust before and during the Covid-19 in Australia and Indonesia. Using a qualitative approach with data collection methods of library research and online media investigation, this article examines factors that contribute to different trend in political distrust facing Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his government in Australia and President Joko Widodo and his administration in Indonesia before and during Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. Employing Bertsou's theory of political distrust, this article argues that factors contribute to the different trend in political distrust facing Australia and Indonesia before and during Covid-19 pandemic are the competency of each government in responding to Covid-19 pandemic especially their ability to slow down the spread of Covid-19 and reduce the mortality rate of Covid-19, government's transparency of Covid-19 data, and the government's interest.

Comparison of Covid-19 Control Policies Between Indonesia and Australia Based on the Perspective of Policy Capacity Theory

“…Australian Prime Minister Scoot Morrison responded quickly when a covid-19 case was first discovered in Australia. He activated The Australia Health Sector Emergency Response Plan for Novel Coronavirus (Christian & Kosandi, 2021). In addition, Marrison also expanded travel restrictions and screenings from China, South Korea, Iran, and Italy to Australia.…”

“…The study "Public perception on Transparency and Trust in government Information Released During the Covid-19 Pandemic" showed that as many as 92% of participants spoke out about the government's low transparency of Covid-19 data. The participants also expressed the intransigence of data by the government to prevent mass panic (Christian & Kosandi, 2021).…”

“…In addition, as of March 2020, according to Jennings' data, there was also an increase in the approval rating of prime minister Scott Morrison by >60%. The amount of trust the Indonesian and Australian people have in the government cannot be separated from policies so that differences in the capacity of the public's level of trust in each country can be known through the government's level of competence in responding to Covid-19 (Christian & Kosandi, 2021).…”

Ketidakpercayaan Masyarakat Terhadap Informasi Covid-19 Di Indonesia: Sebuah Tinjauan Literatur Sistematis

“…Dalam memproyeksikan pandemi Covid-19, pemerintah perlu menyampaikan kebijakan secara transparan, terbuka, dan jelas kepada masyarakat. Hasil survey pada 13-16 Juli 2020 oleh Indikator Politik terhadap 1.200 responden, menyatakan bahwa kepercayaan terhadap pemerintah mengalami penurunan (Christian & Kosandi, 2021).…”