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Killing Aust. Slowly, Unheard
Leonie Small
“It takes more Australians every year than our roads, but you don’t see multi-million dollar advertising campaigns or outraged Government ministers talking about the staggering suicide rate. Why? Maybe it’s because people don’t like talking about it. Maybe it’s because suicide doesn’t win votes. Either way, the national “tight-lip” stance hasn’t made it disappear, and figures indicate it’s not likely to any time soon …”