ABC News – Australia ·australia ·1 hour ago

Child asthma study raises fresh fears about air pollution in Melbourne's west

A Deakin University study found children in Melbourne's inner-west suburbs have 26 to 53 percent more asthma-related emergency visits than Victorian averages. The research analyzed 12 years of hospital data from Maribyrnong, Hobsons Bay and Brimbank areas. Residents' groups are calling for urgent government action, including truck bans and phase-outs of high-emission vehicles to reduce air pollution.

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