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Ill health due to loneliness costs Australia $2.7bn each year, report suggests
Pandemic increased feelings of social isolation and a greater disparity was found between rich and poor
Loneliness costs Australia an estimated $2.7bn each year due to adverse health outcomes, and has worsened throughout the Covid pandemic, according to a new report measuring social connectedness.
Curtin University researchers have found that Covid-19 restrictions dramatically amplified a steady decline in social connectedness in Australia.
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