3.00am. Sunday September 18, 2022.
Melbourne Airport was empty except for a cleaner emptying bins, and a traveller asleep on a bench. There were no staff at the Virgin Australia desk, no shops open, nowhere to get a coffee. My husband and I said our goodbyes and then I was alone, feeling a heady mix of excitement, nerves a…
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