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Current Affairs: Is bottled water safer than tap water?

Australia is in the grip of a bottled water obsession.

Australia is in the grip of a bottled water obsession. Source: AAP

Australians are being urged to shun bottled water with a new study finding that it is no safer or healthier than water from the tap. Authorities say the preference for bottled water is not just costly for consumers but the environment as well. Reported by Chowai Cheung and Gareth Boreham.



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