By 2022, the idea that if you’re sick, you should stay home, has stuck. Making plans, on the other hand, has fallen by the wayside. | OPINION by Amelia Lester
This is a story about cancel culture. Don’t worry, not that kind of cancel culture: J. K. Rowling is not involved. I’m talking instead about literally cancelling plans – and how, in the past two years, our relationship to plans, and our attitude towards keeping them, has fundamentally changed.
But in that period of rampant excuses, the one that didn’t really fly was a generic cold. “I’ve got a runny nose,” was among the weakest of reasons not to show up somewhere. Everyone soldiered on with Codral, until they didn’t. I angered the gods by attempting to schedule the trip as I used to: a coffee here, a drink before dinner.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
New figures reveal shocking impact of long COVID on Australian economy | 7NEWSThe days of lockdowns might be gone, but new figures show the shocking impact long COVID is having on the economy.Subscribe to 7NEWS Australia for the latest...
Read more »
The latest COVID-19 case numbers from around the states and territoriesHere's a quick wrap of today's COVID-19 statistics from each state and territory.
Read more »
The latest COVID-19 case numbers from around the states and territoriesHere's a quick wrap of today's COVID statistics from each state and territory.
Read more »
COVID cost Qantas more money in three years than was made in five years prior: JoyceQantas CEO Alan Joyce has addressed various issues the company has been struggling with as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. “On a statutory basis, Qantas … has seen COVID cost us more money in the past three years than we made in the five years before that, including some record years of profitability,” he said during a media conference on Thursday. “That fact that we have been able to steer through it is really remarkable, and now that we are through it, things are improving even faster than we expected.”
Read more »
Qantas plans $400m buyback, COVID losses tally $7bQantas has reported a $1.9 billion underlying loss in the year to June 30, its third huge loss in a row as its recovery from COVID-19 continues before the airline finally expects to return to profitability in the next financial year.
Read more »
Long COVID places strain on workforceNew figures show more than ten per cent of Australians who are absent from work are suffering the long-term effects of COVID. Long COVID, dubbed the ‘silent pandemic’, is impacting an already struggling workforce with staff members taking absentee days because of COVID-19 symptoms extending past the initial infection. New analysis by the Department of Treasury has shown in the first six months of this year alone, three million working days have been impacted by people suffering the effects of long COVID.
Read more »