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Victorian women, especially those in a couple with dependent children, experienced a greater decline in their mental health during lockdowns.

The lockdown has saved lives, but it is also possible to acknowledge that many of us have some grief about what we have missed.

Home may have become associated with safety and control during lockdown, so resuming life in public can seem daunting, writes Kristin Naragon-Gainey.

The support that parents and carers have given schools and teachers this term needs to be acknowledged, writes Polly Dunning.

We need to learn the lessons from the past 18 months and make a hybrid work model more fair for women, writes Dr Niki Vincent. 

While parents in lockdown might have gained a greater appreciation of what it takes to teach children at home, they haven’t been ‘home schooling’.

As lockdowns continue, small businesses are crippling under the pressure, and female dominated industries like beauty are being overlooked.

Katie Hopkins might be heading home, but her time in Australia proves that our current leaders don’t understand what Australians deserve.

Three days into lockdown, I lay on the floor and cried from sheer frustration. How have we been plunged into this state of uncertainty again?

Australia’s states and territories have been thrown in snap lockdown with some Premiers declaring they face the scariest period.

This time around in Victoria, it’s becoming clear that issues like the slow vaccine rollout, and quarantine are largely to blame.

Australians are already experiencing mental health fallout from COVID-19. A prolonged pandemic, and a second lockdown, might only make things worse.