The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released new data that indicates a 9.1 per cent increase in suicide amongst Australians in 2017.
The statistics show over 3000 people died as a result of ‘intentional self-harm, up over 300 since 2016.
Three out of four people who take their own lives are men.
This comes as the federal government announced $36 million in funding to 15 suicide prevention organisations.
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