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Australia’s age gap: luck at birth can mean nine years extra life

People born into the lowest socio-economic parts of society will live, on average, nine years less than someone born into the most advantaged parts of society.

The government actuary broke down average lifespans based on socio-economic background for men and women, at birth, at age 25, 65 and 85. At birth, a boy born in the most socially-disadvantaged 10 per cent of the population can expect an average lifespan of 75.9 years. But one born in the most socially-advantaged 10 per cent of population can look forward to 84.6 years. At age 25, the gap is even wider. The most socially-disadvantaged men can expect another 51.6 years of life while among the top 10 per cent, young men can expect another 60.1 years.

Source: Australia’s age gap: luck at birth can mean nine years extra life

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The Moon’s top layer alone has enough oxygen to sustain 8 billion people for 100,000 years

Each cubic metre of lunar regolith contains 1.4 tonnes of minerals on average, including about 630 kilograms of oxygen. NASA says humans need to breathe about 800 grams of oxygen a day to survive. So 630kg oxygen would keep a person alive for about two years (or just over). Now let’s assume the average depth of regolith on the Moon is about ten metres, and that we can extract all of the oxygen from this. That means the top ten metres of the Moon’s surface would provide enough oxygen to support all eight billion people on Earth for somewhere around 100,000 years. This would also depend on how effectively we managed to extract and use the oxygen. Regardless, this figure is pretty amazing! Having said that, we do have it pretty good here on Earth. And we should do everything we can to protect the blue planet — and its soil in particular — which continues to support all terrestrial life without us even trying.

Source: The Moon’s top layer alone has enough oxygen to sustain 8 billion people for 100,000 years

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CommInsure (Commbank) Life Insurance Claims Investigation | Part 3 – Terminal illness

Fairfax Media-Four Corners special investigation reveals the unscrupulous tactics Commonwealth Bank’s insurance arm used to deny its customers’ claims.

Source: CommInsure (Commbank) Life Insurance Claims Investigation | Part 3 – Terminal illness

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