There are reasons why in workplaces, homes, shops and schools there’s a sense that much of Australia is running on empty
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Every year we run this race, and every year we get to the finish line – the last couple of months of the year – ready to collapse, only to face the prospect of preparing for festive events and family gatherings, entertaining children and preparing ourselves for whatever fresh disaster hell our superheated global climate is readying for us.
It’s exhausting. But this year feels especially hard.
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