ABS suicide in Australia at 10-year high | Graph

Nadine Morton
Updated September 26 2018 - 3:48pm, first published 3:30pm
IN CRISIS: National suicide rate hits 10-year high with 3128 deaths during 2017, new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics reveals. Photo: FILE
IN CRISIS: National suicide rate hits 10-year high with 3128 deaths during 2017, new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics reveals. Photo: FILE

ALCOHOL was in the bloodstream of almost 500 people who died by suicide during the past year, new data shows.

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Nadine Morton

Nadine Morton

Senior journalist

Breaking news journalist at the Illawarra Mercury. Email: nadine.morton@austcommunitymedia.com.au