Snapshot of rural Australia paints grim picture

The Rural Health in Australia Snapshot 2025 paints a grim picture of health inequities between rural and metropolitan areas. National Rural Health Alliance (NRHA) states that rural, regional and remote Australians are dying at higher rates than their urban counterparts, with avoidable deaths in the regions nearly four times higher. According to the NRHA, nearly…

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