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Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Health hazard: doctors say it's time to run out of gas

Gas "can harm our health at every stage of its life cycle", a doctors group warns. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Doctors are calling on the Australian government to rule out new gas projects and phase out gas appliances, warning the fossil fuel poses a major public health risk.

Children and hospitality workers are among the most exposed to health risks from gas, they warn, although pollution from its extraction and climate change could cause wider harm.

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