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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Politics
Tory Shepherd

Australian research finds effects of loneliness during Covid lockdowns ‘substantial and uneven’

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A new study says Covid’s impact was uneven across demographics and geography, with those with existing feelings of disconnection and loneliness slower to recover. Photograph: Vyacheslav Chistyakov/Getty Images/Tetra images RF

“Everyone became withdrawn, even after restrictions ended,” one man said of his experience following Australia’s pandemic lockdowns.

“No one wants to hang out any more … [it] feels like life and society have permanently changed.”

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