Recent studies show that the overwhelming majority of Australians want to continue working from home some of the time, due mostly to the potential savings on commuting times and childcare costs.
Yet politicians and vested interests like CBD property owners, the Business Council and the Property Council are trying to force Australians back to the office.
Prior to the pandemic around 70% of office-based employees worked in open-plan offices. And a new study from Bond University shows that open-plan office noise increases stress and worsens mood, likely damaging worker productivity:
