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Poorer and rural Australians are sicker, yet they get less healthcare. It’s a broken system | Peter Breadon and Elizabeth Baldwin
The unfair gaps in access to healthcare in Australia are deep and longstanding, but they’re not inevitable
When it comes to health, Australia is an unfair country.
Poorer Australians die about 7.5 years earlier than the wealthiest, and spend more years living with chronic disease. People from some communities, such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, face an even higher risk of illness. Continue reading...