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Privately-owned e-scooters are illegal in many Australian states, but Brisbane is forging the road ahead
A new study from the Australian Pediatric Surveillance Unit found 35 children have died globally from swallowing or inserting button batteries, including three in Australia.
Call for button battery redesign after new study reveals horrific injuries and fatalities
A new study from the Australian Pediatric Surveillance Unit found 35 children have died globally from swallowing or inserting button batteries, including three in Australia.
Reported e-scooter injuries on the rise at Queensland emergency departments
The number of reported patients turning up to Queensland emergency departments after being injured in e-scooter mishaps has almost doubled within two years.
Button batteries facing calls for consumer boycott in Australia | Features | ABC Australia
Button batteries often hit the headlines in the worst of circumstances, when they prove deadly after a child swallows one.
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