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Oceania Briefing

Plenty worries - Australia

Preface

In 2004, the last year for which records are available, 2,074 Australians killed themselves. It seems a lot for a country fabulously blessed with wealth, peace and space, and for a people who like to respond to difficulty with a diffident grunt of the national motto: "No worries."

Credits

Writer: Andrew Mueller



Jeff Kennett

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