Dear
Mr Howard,
Petrol sniffing is killing and injuring the brains of hundreds
of young Aboriginal People in the Central Deserts region of Australia.
Opal fuel is a new non-sniffable petrol that could reduce sniffing
if it were the only fuel available across the region, especially
in the major towns like Alice Springs and Tennant Creek.
It would cost around $10 million per annum to do this - less than
1% of the $3 billion in fuel subsidies going to mining companies,
farmers and others through the energy grants scheme. It is a fraction
of the future costs of caring for people who are physically and
intellectually disabled from sniffing.
Opal is not a stand-alone solution but is a proven and effective
part of community-focused strategies to reduce sniffing. Over
700 young people are sniffing in the Central Deserts region.
PLEASE HELP THEM BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.
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