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“Sydney’s unfortunate record as the city with the dirtiest air in Australia was boosted last year, with figures revealing the number of high pollution days doubled from 19 to 37 days; including 19 days where National Air Quality Standards were breached,” Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability Catherine Cusack said today.

“Australia’s National Air Quality Standards set a target in which standards are breached no more than once per year. For Sydney to exceed these standards 19 times in a single year is a distressingly bad performance that requires substantial response from Government,” Ms Cusack said.