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Albanese tears up recalling family friend’s mental health struggle as he launches $1bn pledge to boost funding
PM promises better access to treatment and counselling, saying many Australians have ‘issues that we need to talk about more’
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Anthony Albanese became visibly emotional while recalling the mental health struggle of a family friend who nearly died, as he launched Labor’s $1bn pledge to boost access to treatment and counselling.
The prime minister recalled being shocked as a young man by the difficulties faced by his friend’s niece, and said many Australians have “issues that we need to talk about more”.
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