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Duncan Murray

SHOCKING: Call for action on rising suicide rates - You Need To See This

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese chats with Suicide Prevention Australia CEO Nieves Murray. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

More Australians are taking their own lives now than during the pandemic, and experts fear the issue could worsen over coming years.

The number of suicides in NSW and Victoria increased by 10 per cent from January to September this year, averaging about 35 people each week.

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