Australian Social Distancing Rates Falling While Distress, Loneliness and Job Loss Expectations Higher for Victorians

Swimmers are ordered from the water by Police at Clovelly Beach on April 24, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. Ryan Pierse/Getty Images

Australians are slacking off on COVID-19 social distancing guidelines and even locked down Victorians have dropped off marginally, a study shows.

The Australian National University research survey, released on Sept. 3, has been billed as the first study to compare experiences and attitudes of embattled Victorians with the rest of the nation.