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Latest snapshot of rural Australia paints grim picture of higher death rates, dismal healthcare access

Kangaroo Island Hospital. (File pic)

Rural, regional and remote Australians are dying at higher rates than their urban counterparts, with avoidable deaths in the regions […]

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