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Health
George Hyde

Natural disasters are taking a rising toll on the mental health of Australians

More than one-third of survey participants said there was too little mental health support available to them. Image: Getty, TND

Frequent and intense natural disasters profoundly affect the mental health of Australians, a poll conducted by the Climate Council and supported by Beyond Blue has found.

The survey of 2032 Australians found that since 2019, 80 per cent of respondents reported experiencing at least one heatwave, flooding, bushfire, drought, cyclone or a destructive storm.

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