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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Alex Crowe

'The canary in the coal mine': Asthma Australia backs wood heater ban plan

Asthma sufferer Caitlin Ross feels trapped in her home in winter due to the wood heater smoke in Tuggeranong. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong

Caitlin Ross avoids leaving the house as much as possible in winter, the wood heater smoke that settles in the Tuggeranong Valley putting her at risk of an asthma attack.

A sufferer of severe allergic eosinophilic asthma, an attack leaves Ms Ross feeling like she's sucking air through a straw.

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