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Cash incentives may have limited success in increasing Australia’s vaccination rate, as a survey finds vaccine hesitancy remains unchanged despite Victoria being plunged back into lockdown and the emergence of more infectious strains.
The Melbourne Institute’s weekly Taking the Pulse of the Nation survey found 16 per cent of Australians were unwilling to be vaccinated, with 13 per cent unsure.
People queue for COVID-19 vaccines at Sunshine Hospital.
Scott McNaughton
In Victoria, where demand for the jab has surged since the state went back into lockdown, 17 per cent were unwilling to be vaccinated and 10 per cent unsure.
Vaccine hesitancy is highest in South Australia, with 23 per cent of people saying they do not want to be vaccinated.
Atlassian s work from home policy to see staff come into the office just four times a year
Employees at Australia s biggest tech company Atlassian will only be required to come into the office four times a year under a contemporary plan that emphasises working from home.
Called Team Anywhere , the policy created in 2020 will allow employees to attend their local office if need be, with the only requirements to be quarterly visits that would function more as conferences than simply showing face.
Atlassian Co-founder Scott Farquhar told
The Age and Sydney Morning Herald he has only been in the office three times in the past twelve months and the new policy is about attracting the best talent.