As workplaces across Australia encourage their employees to work from home, it’s important to take a moment to consider the impact this could have on mental health. Amid the surge in Australian coronavirus cases, health authorities have advised we practice social distancing in order ‘flatten the curve’ and slow the rate of transmission, and this…
The world is experiencing spectator anxiety… At first, it was the images of blazing fires, charred trees and thick plumes of red smoke descending onto Australian towns, before heartbreaking stories of deaths, species extinction, and burnt homes flooded my newsfeed. Then came another news alert: On January 3, 2020, the world learnt of the…
Most of us would probably think a $200,000-a-year salary was more than enough to live a comfortable – if not downright luxurious – life. But that’s not the case for scores of Australians on high incomes who still don’t consider themselves to be particularly wealthy, despite earning far more than their fellow countrymen and women.…
End of year burnout can feel like you’re limping to the end. Like there’s a chain around your ankles, weighing down every tiny step you make to that distant finish line. At this time of year where workplace closure and Christmas chores collide, it can be a period of added workload and strain. As though…