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A submission to the Productivity Commission's 'Australia's Productivity Pitch' inquiry. Airborne viruses, bacteria, aeroallergens, gases and fine particulates are a significant but avoidable burden on productivity. Poor air quality increases rates of worker absenteeism and increases demand on the health system. Over time, air pollution increases the number of years of life Australians spend with chronic diseases and disabilities. Real-time environmental data regarding air quality can reduce exposure to unsafe air, greatly increasing productivity.

Inspired by the health star rating system for food, which enables consumers to compare the relative healthiness of similar food products, we developed a five-star rating system that recognises the healthiness of air

We support the Draft Policy which, if implemented, will mean new applications to install solid fuel heaters (commonly referred to as wood heaters) will not be approved in urban areas of the Queanbeyan-Palerang Local Government Area (LGA), and enforcement action can be taken against unapproved wood heaters.

September 2024. The transport sector contributes nearly a fifth of Australia’s air pollution. Creating safer air for all Australians means thinking about transport fuels and their emissions, who is most at risk, and the types of settings where people are exposed to transport-related air pollution.
In this webinar we heard from Dr Timothy Chaston, a research fellow at the University of Sydney, and Affiliate at the Centre for Safe Air. He was joined by Keith Loveridge, former Senior Sustainability Officer with the City of Maribyrnong and lecturer and tutor at RMIT, who has made a significant impact as a citizen scientist and advocate for reducing transport emissions in Melbourne.
The webinar and a live Q&A was facilitated by Geoffrey Morgan, Associate Professor at the University of Sydney and Chief Investigator at the Centre for Safe Air.

Bushfire smoke can harm your health, especially if you live with a lung disease (like asthma), live with another long-term illness (like heart disease and diabetes), are over 65 or a child under 5, or are pregnant. The best ways to avoid smoke are to: Close doors and windows to help protect you during short episodes of outdoor smoke, wear a P2/N95 mask outdoors and indoors if needed, use an air cleaner with a HEPA filter indoors, check local air quality using a trusted app (e.g. AirRater), and think about visiting a place with cleaner air like a library or a shopping centre.
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