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Shocking numbers of Australians have suffered serious sunburns last summer

A man sun bakes on the rocks at North Bondi.

The AMA is warning Australians about the country's "frightening" skin cancer statistics. Source: AAP

As parts of Australia swelter in a record-breaking heatwave, warnings are being issued about the dangers of sunburn. New data reveals that nearly 40 per cent of Victorians have had one or more bad sunburns that lasted a day or more last summer.


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By Allan Lee

Presented by Aleksandar Zivkovic

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As parts of Australia swelter in a record-breaking heatwave, warnings are being issued about the dangers of sunburn. New data reveals that nearly 40 per cent of Victorians have had one or more bad sunburns that lasted a day or more last summer.



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