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Blood supplies plunge 60% to their lowest level in a decade as Lifeblood issues critical call for 16,000 donors (www.lifeblood.com.au)
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Supply levels Australia-wide, updated at 6:00am (AEDT), 13 October 2026:

You can see the latest levels here: https://www.lifeblood.com.au/donors/blood-plasma-platelets/blood-supply-levels

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[–] 11 points 1 week ago (1 child)

I would if I could (I have incurable blood cancer and not allowed to donate blood products or organs). I will always be so grateful to those people who choose to donate and help others. Your donation really can save lives.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 week ago*

    I tried twice last year. They knocked me back both times. Apparently being dehydrated caused my veins to be hard to see. Fucking annoying when I wasn’t dehydrated. Just fat.

    The pathologist managed to take blood for sampling. But the blood donor centre didn’t even bother trying.

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