Sharon Friel: ’Australia is going backwards in terms of social inequality.’
Sharon Friel: 'Australia is going backwards in terms of social inequality.' - Experts are calling for many of the 156 government policy measures put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic to stay long term. A new report from The Australian National University (ANU) analyses the policy measures and highlights the growing gap in health outcomes between rich and poor in Australia. "There is a growing divide in our life expectancy and health experiences in Australia between the lowest and highest socio-economic groups, which will more than likely be widened by COVID-19," lead author ANU Professor Sharon Friel said. "This pandemic is touching everyone's life, but the risk of COVID-19 and its impacts are distributed unequally.
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