Using an online panel, we surveyed a representative sample of 500 each in Australia and New Zealand during July 2020, in the middle of the Covid‐19 pandemic. We find trust in government has increased dramatically, with around 80% of respondents agreeing government was generally trustworthy. Around three quarters agreed management of the pandemic had increased their trust in government. Over 85% of respondents have confidence that public health scientists work in the public interest. Testing four hypotheses, we find that income and education predict trust in government and confidence in public health scientists, as does voting for the political party in government. Trust in government and confidence in public health scientists strongly predict Covid‐19 phone application use, largely through convincing people the App is beneficial. Trust in government then is both an outcome and antecedent of government effectiveness. Building trust is important for governments implementing difficult policy responses during a crisis.

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在澳大利亚和新西兰发生Covid-19大流行期间，对政府的信任度提高了

2020年7月，在Covid-19大流行期间，我们使用一个在线小组对澳大利亚和新西兰的500个代表性样本进行了调查。我们发现对政府的信任急剧增加，大约80％的受访者认为政府总体上是值得信任的。大约四分之三的人同意对大流行病的管理增加了他们对政府的信任。超过85％的受访者对公共卫生科学家为公共利益所做的工作充满信心。通过对四个假设的检验，我们发现收入和教育可以预测对政府的信任和对公共卫生科学家的信心，就像对政府中的政党进行投票一样。对政府的信任和对公共卫生科学家的信心强烈预测Covid‐19电话应用程序的使用，很大程度上是通过说服人们使用该应用程序是有益的。那么，对政府的信任既是政府效力的结果，也是其先决条件。建立信任对于政府在危机期间实施困难的政策应对措施非常重要。