A snap Newspoll shows Australians have expressed empathy following former prime minister Scott Morrison’s revelation that he suffered “debilitating and agonising anxiety” during his time in the nation’s top office. (main image)

The poll taken overnight and this morning across the nation showed well over 80 per cent of respondents said they totally understood Mr Morrison’s plight.

A Newspoll spokesperson said the reaction by the vast majority of respondents could be summarised as “Yeah, I was also suffering debilitating and agonising anxiety every day he was PM because he was PM”.

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