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the Specialist Reporting Team's Evan Young and Penny Timms

Inequity in mental health care is widening, with treatment 'out of reach' for many Australians

Chantelle Gardiner feels mental health care is increasingly becoming something only wealthier people can afford. (ABC News: Brendan Esposito)

For Chantelle Gardiner, her rescue dog Ollie is more than just a pooch — he's a lifeline. 

"Living alone, he's sometimes just enough company," she said.

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