Do we need a minister for loneliness?

COVID-19 lockdowns and border closures have meant a lot more of us than usual have recent experiences of feeling lonely And now, with a new group being set up in the Parliament, loneliness finally, officially, has some friends Today on The Signal, how big a problem has loneliness become? And what are its new companions planning to do about it? Featured: Dr Michelle Lim, Chair, 'Ending Loneliness Together' and Head, Social Health and Wellbeing Laboratory, Swinburne University, Melbourne Andrew Giles, Labor MP Dr Fiona Martin, Liberal MP