There is a widening gap in Australia between the life expectancy of the rich and the poor. On some figures it is as much as 10 years. Mike Seccombe on the death toll of inequality.

Guest: National correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe.

Background reading: 

The fatal cost of Australia’s rising inequality in The Saturday Paper. 

The Saturday Paper

The Monthly

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There is a widening gap in Australia between the life expectancy of the rich and the poor. On some figures it is as much as 10 years. Mike Seccombe on the death toll of inequality.Guest: National correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe.Background reading: <a href="https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/economy/2019/11/02/the-fatal-cost-australias-rising-inequality/15726132009011">The fatal cost of Australia’s rising inequality</a> in The Saturday Paper. <a href="https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/">The Saturday Paper</a><a href="http://themonthly.com.au/">The Monthly</a>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="7ampodcast.com.au">7ampodcast.com.au</a>. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

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A daily news show from the publisher of The Monthly and The Saturday Paper. Hear from the country’s best reporters, covering the news as it affects Australia. This is news with narrative, every weekday.

There is a widening gap in Australia between the life expectancy of the rich and the poor. On some figures it is as much as 10 years. Mike Seccombe on the death toll of inequality.Guest: National correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe.Bac...

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