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Editor's note
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Some of us won’t be returning to work, or at least to work at the office. We do our work at home, or “from home” as the accepted phrase puts it. There are plenty of upsides: no traffic, the ability to care for children during holidays, and more peace and quiet than we would get at the office.
But there are little-acknowledged downsides as well. This morning Libby Sander delves into the reasons for the surprising finding that after a few months at home, many of us want to return to the office. Without mixing work life with home life, office workers have less stress, sleep better, and in many cases have better relationships with their family.
I would too, if I wasn’t writing this from home. I can’t wait to get into the office.
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Peter Martin
Editor, Business and Economy
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Top story
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Working from home means taking work into your home.
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Libby Sander, Bond University
Stress, troubled sleep and interrupted family time are some of the little-known downsides from working from home.
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We don’t need to put the same effort into making the conversation polite or interesting when we’re talking to a chatbot.
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Anthony Elliott, University of South Australia; Julie Hare, University of Melbourne
Chatbots and virtual personal assistants are becoming an integral part of our daily lives. They could change how we talk to each other, and how we relate to ourselves.
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The economics of countries in the Indian Ocean region are rapidly growing.
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Craig Jeffrey, University of Melbourne
Around 80% of the world's maritime oil trade passes through the Indian Ocean. And the economic and political might of the region is growing.
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Arts + Culture
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Josh Stenberg, University of Sydney
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Zoltan Szabo, University of Sydney
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Science + Technology
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Marc C-Scott, Victoria University
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Peter Fleming, University of Technology Sydney
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