The Australian government has announced mandatory COVID isolation will be scrapped from 14 October 2022, marking the end of one of the last remaining pandemic restrictions. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and state and territory leaders agreed people with COVID-19...
How to Prepare for COVID-19: Isolation Requirements and Creating an Emergency Kit
For the last two years, the world has been learning how to live with COVID-19. The ongoing pandemic has presented numerous challenges, including lockdowns, variants and surges in case numbers. As the Omicron variant (and its BA2 subvariant) continue to spread,...
How to Feel Connected When You’re Experiencing Isolation
As an international student, it’s perfectly normal to feel isolated during your time abroad, even without the emotional impact of COVID-19. But, that doesn’t mean you are alone. The global lockdown of 2020 has uncovered many a TikTok trend, saw us experiment with...
How to Combat Loneliness in a Foreign Country
The feeling of loneliness, for most international students in a foreign land, is essentially the absence of a ‘comfort zone’. You may try to recreate what things were like back home by making friends with people from your country, or by shopping at...