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There's never been a better time for Australia to embrace the 4-day week

  • Written by John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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The disruption of the COVID pandemic has led many of us to reconsider our relationship to work, as well as our spending priorities.

Some are eager to return to pre-pandemic “normality”. Others have found working from home to be liberating and are keen to preserve their newfound autonomy.

Still others, such as health workers,...

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