Housing affordability, the impact of the pandemic on young people’s employment, and personal choice were some reasons for significant shifts in how and where we live.
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Contagion and
Outbreak in the immediate days following the COVID-19 shutdown last March, and was reiterated just last week with the viral response to the trailer for the upcoming
Godzilla vs. Kong, a movie monster that’s long represented post-Hiroshima anxiety over nuclear fallout.
When the COVID-19 pandemic has made such disaster film scenarios uncannily real, what’s the lingering appeal of the genre?
“I think we crave the structure to see something bad happen but not have to experience it ourselves,” says Dr Katie Greenaway, a senior lecturer in psychology at the University of Melbourne. “You can simulate the scenarios in your mind and imagine how you would respond. Sometimes that can help people feel like they’re building up resilience resources.”
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It should be the most wonderful, twinkliest time of the year. Instead, the Christmas break weâd all hoped for is turning out to be very different.
Domestic and international border closures have forced family reunions to be cancelled, and many Australians will be spending this holiday period alone.
For those alone this festive season, Christmas Day can be particularly difficult.
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For those people separated from loved ones, Christmas can feel simply like a time to endure. Psychologist Christine Bagley-Jones says demand for her services always ramps up during the festive season.
While some people will be on their own, others also feel lonely in a crowd â especially if they spend Christmas Day with people they have fraught relationships with, she says.