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Katelyn Catanzariti

Younger Australia is facing a loneliness 'epidemic'

Loneliness affects almost one in three Australians. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

A silent crisis is taking root among young Australians, with nearly half those aged 15 to 25 reporting they regularly feel lonely.

One in seven experience persistent loneliness that lasts more than two years.

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