We can all agree the past few years have been a pretty harrowing time for many of us due to the pandemic.

But oddly, there's been some 'benefits' that have appeared due to the restrictions and increased awareness of our health.

Macquarie Universities Professor Debbie Haski-Leventhal has been looking into the parts of our world that have been positively impacted by the pandemic and some of the more unusual 'silver linings' that have arisen because of the shut down.