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‘You lose your childhood’: The hidden burden carried by 40,000 young WA carers
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- A new survey has revealed a growing number of young carers nationally, aged 12 to 25, felt they’d lost their childhood. This WA carer, studying to be a doctor, explains why.S1S2
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‘You lose your childhood’: The hidden burden carried by 40,000 young WA carers
A new survey has revealed a growing number of young carers nationally, aged 12 to 25, felt they’d lost their childhood. This WA carer, studying to be a doctor, explains why.
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- A new survey has revealed a growing number of young carers nationally, aged 12 to 25, felt they’d lost their childhood. This WA carer, studying to be a doctor, explains why.S1S2
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