Obese to get fit on taxpayer
OVERWEIGHT people will be referred to commercial weight loss programs subsidised by the taxpayer in a radical plan to address obesity.
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A real gold mine for graduates
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School fails quiet girls
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The hospitals killing us with infections
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Mums spit the dummy
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Housing deposits missing
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