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10 August 2026

‘We’ve got to get there’: Calls grow for weight loss drugs to be added to PBS as Aussies pay up to $600 a month

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‘We’ve got to get there’: Calls grow for weight loss drugs to be added to PBS as Aussies pay up to $600 a month

‘It’s way out of reach of far too many Australians.’

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