Brittle bones could cost Tasmania up to $78m

Tess Brunton
Updated June 27 2017 - 10:42am, first published 7:00am
COSTLY FRACTURES: Poor bone health is expected to cost $3.1 billion nationally this year. Picture: iStock
COSTLY FRACTURES: Poor bone health is expected to cost $3.1 billion nationally this year. Picture: iStock

Tasmanian’s brittle bones are expected to cost $78 million this year.

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Tess Brunton

Tess Brunton

Journalist

I recently returned from across the ditch where I worked at New Zealand Fairfax paper The Timaru Herald and developed a love of mountains. Originally I'm a mainlander from an area known for cheese, the Bega Valley, who also dabbled in radio at ABC RCAFF before finding a place in newspapers. I can often be found hiking, caving or climbing when I'm not cursing at my work computer or technology in general.

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