Griffith Audio Journalism

Stories from Australia’s Gold Coast

Luke McKenzie

80% of the Australian public will need a blood transfusion at least one point in their lives.

So why do only 3-4% of Australian’s regularly donate their blood?

Many countries offer incentives in an attempt to encourage more people to give blood.

Today, we investigate whether or not Australia should consider some alternatives to the current system in order to avoid low blood supplies.