A city divided: as Sydney comes back to life, scars of lockdown linger in the west

In the suburbs hardest hit by Covid restrictions, the economic and psychological recovery has been slow to come

Sydney barista Minh Bui rarely used to have time to sit down at her own cafe, but this weekday morning she's in no rush. It's just her and two women seated in the corner.

Asked how business is at her Liverpool cafe since Sydney's lockdown lifted, Bui motions to the empty seats around her.