The life of a paramedic is tough, dangerous, exhausting, challenging but incredibly rewarding.
Surrounded by thousands of kilometres of merciless desert, these are the untold stories of courage, compassion, dedication, resilience and inspiration of a caring group of remarkable and selfless first responders in two of the toughest towns in Australia. They are the Extreme Medics. The eight-part series starts on Sunday, February 3. Journalist Kristin Shorten introduced us to the Australian militarys Voodoo Medics, now meet the men and women of Northern Territorys Critical Response Unit. Violence stalks the brave medics of the St Johns CRU where many patients are affected by alcohol, drugs or both. They have been punched, kicked and dragged out of their ambulances but it doesnt deter them from trying to save the lives of those theyve been called to help. Paramedic Caitlin Little reveals she has been seriously assaulted three times in four years, the worst by a man in a drug psychosis from using ice. I was thrown on to the ground, up against the ambulance and then into the ambulance, Caitlin said. The threat of being attacked isnt the only danger. Alice Springs is surrounded by four searing deserts. Its extremely isolated, unforgiving and deadly, presenting an exceptional set of challenges few first-responders face anywhere else in the world. Paul Reeves is the only qualified Intensive Care Paramedic (ICP) in Alice Springs. He is training and mentoring his younger colleague Caitlin. MEET THE EXTREME MEDICS THIS SUNDAY Voodoo Medics takes you inside the secret world of Australias elite frontline combat medics. They are fighting soldiers whose first job it is to save lives rather than take them. It is a stunning eight-part video documentary unlike anything you have seen before. Watch it now. Originally published as Punched, kicked and dragged but they never give up https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/extreme-medics-meet-the-resilient-men-and-women-of-one-of-australias-toughest-ambulance-units/news-story/e91a997bc0f4d8920a49e6e8f8cc6c74
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https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/national/premier-defends-menindee-noshow/video/4fd6851954275ae327be684d93fdcf47 The Daintree River is receding after breaking a 118-year floodwater record, but some far north Queensland residents remain cut off.
An emergency alert was issued for Daintree Village after a monsoon trough brought up to 425mm of rain in less than 24 hours from Saturday morning. The river peaked at 12.6m close to midnight on Saturday, eclipsing the previous record of 12.4m in 1901 and higher than 10.5m at the last major flooding event in 2014. The river at Daintree Village was 8.5m by Sunday afternoon after the heavy rainfall ceased, with forecasters predicting it would fall below six metres on Monday. A moderate flood warning remains as residents of the town, north of Cairns, were unreachable by road and phone, while the local ferry service remains closed due to inaccessibility. Power outages were also recorded. "There's been heavy falls pretty much everywhere between Cooktown to about Cardwell overnight," the Bureau of Meteorology's Mark Trenorden told AAP. "Expect the trough to move slowly south over the next day or two." Originally published as Floodwaters recede in north Qld's Daintree https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/breaking-news/far-north-qld-residents-face-flooding/news-story/3028b2f0459dacb82697c755a0ba8569 This long weekend, tens of thousands of young people will attend one of three music festivals taking place across the country. And as a result, my Instagram is sure to be flooded with group shots and glittery bums.
But what Im praying I dont see is news of a dead friend. Im 21 years old and Ive lost count of how many music festivals Ive been to. Ive slept in flooded tents, spewed in mosh pits, and danced with strangers until 3am. But what I havent done is watch a friend die from a drug overdose. Though Im terrified that its only a matter of time until I do. Since the tragic death of 19-year-old Alex Ross-King only weeks ago, the pill testing debate in Australia is louder and angrier than ever before. The teenager died of a suspected MDMA overdose at Parramattas FOMO Festival earlier this month. This makes Ross-King the states fifth young person to have died after taking illicit drugs at a music festival since September 2018. The NSW Coroners Court has launched an inquest into the deaths, and news media is filled with heated debate around the controversy surrounding the issue. A SEAT AT THE TABLE But in and among the tirades of opinions from politicians, parents, and doctors, isnt it time that young people were granted a seat at the table? Because by reaching out to my small network alone, I have spoken to the friends of those who have overdosed and died, those who were there for the pill testing trial in Canberra where two deadly pills were detected, even one person who took what she thought was Ketamine, only to later discover it was actually crystal meth. Had pill testing been available and she knew what she was taking, she assures me there is no way she would have taken it. We all feel that somethings gotta give. Because wherever you land on the issue, you have to admit that a dead kid a month means that the status quo isnt working. Those opposed to the implementation of pill testing have argued that it has the potential to send the message that taking drugs is safe, that those young people who wouldnt otherwise take them might be tempted. In a recent opinion piece, NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro asked How many others might be tempted to dabble in drugs if NSW Labor is telling them their pill is safe? Let me be frank, In all my years of attending music festivals, I have never taken a single pill. And I probably never will. As a non drug-user, I can tell you that a pill testing tent will not tempt me and it might actually discourage people who were planning to take something. Stacey is a 22-year-old festival aficionado. She was there for the pill testing trial at Groovin The Moo in Canberra last year. She describes walking towards the tent, nervous that it was one big police trap. When she arrived though, she was greeted by a happy volunteer. She gave us handouts of information on drugs, and there was even a board that had posts about what random/deadly substances had already been found. What politicians dont seem to understand is that at these tents, young people arent getting a happy-go-lucky pro-drug green light. Theyre getting much needed education and informed intervention. DO WE HAVE TO DIE TO BE HEARD? It feels like the only thing a young person can do to be heard is to die. I was contacted by a friend of Callum Brosnan, the 19-year-old from Baulkham Hills who died from a suspected drug overdose after a festival in December last year. The friend, who wishes to remain anonymous, said that he feels with certainty that had the festival had pill testing, Callum was the kind of person who would have used it. It sucks knowing that the technology existed and its possible that his death couldve been prevented and hed still be here today, he told me. Last week, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian told Sunrise host David Koch that pill-testing doesnt deal with overdoses. Pill-testing doesnt say to one person, This is gonna kill you, whereas to someone else it might be safe. Theres that word again, safe. Politicians seem to be stuck spinning the rhetoric that the implementation of pill testing will in some way send the message to young people that taking certain drugs is safe. If theres one thing I can assure you, its that in the numerous conversations Ive had with my peers, none of us are under any sort of impression that pills are safe. Young Australians are completely aware that all drug taking is harmful our PE teachers got us that far. If we take drugs, were being reckless and we know it. But we would like to know how reckless. As 23-year-old James told me: Kids do die from pure pills, but at least with pill testing the ones that are actually poisonous and deadly, they can be stopped. WE SIMPLY HAVE TO DO SOMETHING Maybe it wont work, but we have to do something its a desperate and disheartened plea, and one thats been said over and over. Because while we clearly accept that all drugs are dangerous, something politicians wont believe, the no-tolerance approach has obviously failed. As young people, we feel that our hands are tied. That no one is listening to us. Were not ignorant of who is doing what like most parents are. Were in the thick of it. In our minds, a pill popper does not equate to a filthy delinquent. Theyre our friends, our siblings, our classmates and unlike many politicians, weve rejected the idea that those who take drugs get whats coming to them. A MESSAGE TO PARENTS If youre a parent and youre riding on the notion that the child youve raised is above taking drugs, know this: Research by the 2016 National Drug Strategy Household Survey found that by age 19, one in five young people have tried an illicit drug. So even if it is sincerely not your kid, you can bet your ass its their friend. Its a kid youve had at some stage around your dinner table. How can you say that they deserve to die? The dialogue from non-young people is all too cold and removed. That is until one of us dies. Then were given a face and a name, a family who no longer have the privilege of playing with hypotheticals anymore. They dont turn on the television and see a face that could almost be their daughters. Because it is their daughters. Premier, please: can we have this pill testing done. Its such a small thing to do, its not hard. Lets try and get it out there, begged Ms Ross-Kings grandmother Denise Doig on Network Ten. People are desperate for a resolution and we owe it to them to try something. Will the implementation of pill testing make those who wouldnt otherwise do drugs do them? Nope, and I will personally testify to that. Will pill testing stop drug deaths at music festivals? According to similar measures taken in Europe, it very well might. But even if it doesnt, surely we have to try. Will young people go out of their way to get their pills tested? Yes! Theyve told me they will. If weeing on a pile of sawdust can become a festival norm, lining up to get your pills tested sure as hell can. Now I have a question for you; Will one death this weekend be enough to rethink the current stance on pill testing? Or will we have to wait until our festival deaths punch card reaches 10? Originally published as I accidentally took meth at a festival https://www.couriermail.com.au/lifestyle/health/how-many-more-young-people-have-to-die-before-we-embrace-pill-testing/news-story/f9e10e6238b95ca2180eb11859048766 ANZ, whose gold bullion business is one of Asia's largest, says it is closing its precious metals vault in Singapore.
The move follows the bank's sale last year of its stake in an exchange-traded fund backed by physical gold, and sources say it is part of a scaling back of ANZ's precious metals business. The bank opened the vault -- which could hold 50 tonnes of gold worth around $US2 billion ($A2.8b) at current prices -- in 2013. That year, ANZ said it distributed close to 15 per cent of the world's primary gold production. "ANZ has suspended its physical precious metals custody service as it does not align to our business strategy at this time," a spokesman for the bank told Reuters on Thursday. "This is a very small change in our precious metals and commodities business, which remains more broadly an important part of the ANZ Markets business," the spokesman said. Industry sources say precious metals account for the bulk of revenues at ANZ's commodities division estimated at $US50-80m ($A70-113m) a year. The custody business closure is part of a broader restructuring and consolidation of ANZ's precious metals and commodities business, sources familiar with the matter said. ANZ did not comment further on the restructuring. While ANZ is trimming, increasing regulation and lower profits have seen banks including Scotiabank Barclays , Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank cut back or exit precious metals in recent years. ANZ is Australia's third largest lender and grew its precious metals arm rapidly in the 2000s and 2010s, specialising in exporting gold mined in Australia into India and China, the world's biggest gold consumers. That growth was helped by an agreement with the Perth Mint, a major gold refinery, which allowed ANZ to sell the mint's bullion overseas. That deal ended in 2016 after it was not renewed, sources said. ANZ found itself at the centre of one of Australia's biggest cases of alleged white-collar crime following a cartel conduct investigation by the country's competition watchdog over a $US2.3b ($A3.2b) stock issue. Originally published as ANZ bank closes Singapore gold vault https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/breaking-news/anz-bank-closes-singapore-gold-vault/news-story/b173e6b81b9946df3c5347d0bb44dd9b ![]() Up to 3,000 people are tipped to attend a special mass auction this Australia Day long weekend which could set the tone for the Queensland property market in 2019. The Event is an annual mass auction of entry level to prestige properties across the Gold Coast and hinterland areas, hosted by the Ray White Surfers Paradise Group. A total of 110 properties will go under the hammer starting at 10am on Monday at the Royal Pines Resort, Benowa. CHECK OUT MONDAYS AUCTION LIST HERE Early signs are that the market is strengthening with Ray White Surfers Paradise Group CEO Andrew Bell reporting a 30 per cent increase in inquiries this year compared with last year. Most surprising is the locals who have been more active than weve seen for 12 months, Mr Bell said. They are predominantly owner-occupiers with a smidgen of investors. The interstate interest is largely Baby Boomers who are getting on with life and know the market is coming off in Sydney and Melbourne. By Wednesday afternoon, 10 per cent of properties had already sold prior to auction. Others likely to sell at auction on Monday include a deceased estate in the Rivage Royale apartment building at Southport. ![]() A three-bedroom house in need of renovation at 1 Cutana Court, Ashmore which would make an entry level home for first home buyers. ![]() And 18/40 Marine Parade, Miami, which presents a rare opportunity to buy beachfront property for under $1 million. ![]() While the prestige property offerings include 2 Witches Chase, Tamborine Mountain, which is a chateau with separate lodge on two hectares of mountainside. ![]() Mr Bell remains realistic that properties will only sell when the price is right. Last year the majority of vendors had their head in the clouds so the success rate on the day was 23 per cent, he said. That rate increased to 79 per cent with post-auction sales in the first month after auction. I suspect that we may get a higher success rate this year because generally-speaking, people going to auction are more realistic than private treaty sellers. Ray White agent and auctioneer Haesley Cush said the long weekends auction results will be the first read on holiday house sales. This is always a good gauge of consumer confidence and a market to watch for those trying to get a read on the year ahead, Mr Cush said. READ HAESLEY CUSHS PREDICTIONS FOR THE 2019 PROPERTY MARKET HERE Mr Bell said the Gold Coast property market took a 10 per cent correction in 2018 and is now well-priced to remain steady this year. >>>FOLLOW THE COURIER-MAIL REAL ESTATE TEAM ON FACEBOOK<<< https://www.couriermail.com.au/real-estate/queensland/the-event-tests-the-2019-property-market/news-story/2e0f9950120d41e80fa97ea20b0987b4 Updated December 13, 2018 06:50:10
![]() Youth advocates are calling for better regulation of the sale of nitrous oxide canisters, or "nangs", which are used for recreational drug use. In schoolies hubs such as Byron Bay and the Gold Coast, the canisters can be found littered along the foreshore the refuse of a night "on the nangs". What is a 'nang'?A "nang" is the street name given to a small canister of nitrous oxide, or laughing gasIt is available over the counter, and has various uses including in medicine and hospitalityHowever, selling it for non-medical human consumption is illegal in NSWIt can cause brain damage, memory loss, a weakened immune system and incontinence Co-ordinator of Byron Bay Schoolies Safety Response, Nicqui Yazdi, said she had seen an increase in the number of schoolies using the canisters, which are readily available from supermarkets and convenience stores. Ms Yazdi said shopkeepers needed to be more responsible. "The reality is, they just shouldn't be selling them in the first place," she said. "Any shop owner, manager or anyone ordering stock would have to know exactly what that is being used for. "Young people are forthcoming in telling us what they are using nangs for. I am sure that young people are going into shops and boasting about using them as well." ![]() The number of people using nitrous oxide is on the rise. An annual survey of a focus group of New South Wales drug users carried out by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) showed the use of nitrous oxide in the group that jumped from 55 per cent in 2017 to 75 per cent in 2018. This is despite the harmful effects of nitrous oxide becoming well known. Side-effects range from vomiting and fainting to brain damage, hypoxia and sudden death from lack of oxygen. ![]() NSW Health acting chief health officer, Jeremy McAnulty, said it was difficult to collect data on rates of hospitalisation or deaths from inhaling nitrous oxide because the body quickly eliminates the drug, meaning it rarely shows up in blood or urine tests. Ms Yazdi said these health problems could be eliminated if police enforced the laws relating to the sale of nitrous oxide canisters. Challenges with legislation NSW laws state that it is an offence for someone to supply or sell nitrous oxide to another knowing it is to be used for human consumption. The maximum penalty is two years imprisonment. Detective Chief Inspector Brendon Cullen from the Tweed-Byron Local Area Command (LAC) said enforcing the laws is challenging as the substance crosses a number of legislative boundaries. "There is the possibility that it is an offence under the Drugs Misuse and Trafficking Act, but how do police prove that it is being used for psychoactive effect unless someone actually states that to police?" he said. "You have to prove beyond reasonable doubt that it is being misused. I would say that the legislation poses difficulties." Detective Chief Inspector Cullen said officers from his LAC had in the past seized a number of the nitrous oxide cannisters at local music festivals, including Splendour in the Grass, but charges were not laid. Indeed, data from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research confirmed even when police laid charges it was difficult to prosecute. During the 12 months to June 2018, only five people across the state were charged with knowingly suppling a psychoactive substance for human consumption. All of these people were found not guilty. Regulation of the sale of nitrous oxide canisters also falls outside the jurisdiction of the NSW Department of Fair Trading, with the Department making the following statement: Small gas canisters are legitimately sold for purposes such as whipping cream, use in high performance cars or, short-term pain relief with medical supervision. Under Australian Consumer Law, Fair Trading does not ban products that have a legitimate purpose but are misused. As an example, knives and baseball bats are goods that can be used inappropriately to harm others Fair Trading does not ban them. Users of nitrous oxide or "nangs" are intentionally misusing a product that has a legitimate use. Responsibility of retailers Criminal lawyer John Sutton said if the Government were serious about preventing the abuse of nitrous oxide canisters it could tweak legislation to further restrict their sale. "It's analogous to when one goes into a hardware store and all the paints are locked away to prevent people from using them to graffiti buildings. It's a point-of-sale question," he said. "It's very much a grey area and will require someone to put some thought to it, which doesn't appear to have occurred at this stage." Jane Laverty from the NSW Business Chamber said although regulating the sale of potentially dangerous products what not part of its remit, retailers were not averse to being "part of the solution". "It does come back to some level of responsible service and for an owner of a business to stock something that's a product that they know has a capacity to be abused is one thing and they can certainly manage that," Ms Laverty said. "It certainly does sound like an area that needs some attention and that needs groups of business leaders to work with those in the community to address it." Ms Yazdi said these sounded like empty words. "One shop in particular in Byron Bay, they are at point-of-sale, they are literally at eye-view of people walking into that shop. Our calls have been ignored essentially," she said. Topics:drugs-and-substance-abuse,youth,adolescent-health,retail,drug-offences,drug-use,health,lismore-2480,byron-bay-2481,tweed-heads-2485,surfers-paradise-4217 First posted December 13, 2018 06:46:49 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-13/calls-for-better-regulation-of-nitrous-oxide-canisters/10584356?source=rss Updated January 12, 2019 09:49:42
![]() Economists have warned property owners in south-east Queensland to brace for a bumpy ride in 2019, even though Brisbane was one of four capital cities to experience steady price growth last year. Key points:Queensland's affordable property is attracting strong interest from southern buyersPrices are set to remain subdued because of broader property market uncertaintyBrisbane is through the worst of its apartment glut In the year to December, house prices in Greater Brisbane rose 2.3 per cent to $525,000, with Sunshine Coast property values growing 6.3 per cent and the Gold Coast 3.8 per cent over the same period. Antonia Mercorella from the Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) said the market in the south-east was in an enviable position compared with Sydney and Melbourne because it offered much greater affordability. "We are seeing more and more people coming, particularly from New South Wales, so the demand will continue to rise," she said. More than 80 Brisbane suburbs still have a median house price of $500,000 or lower. Yet despite the 2018 sales figures, confidence in the state's property industry has crashed to its lowest level in five years. The latest ANZ/Property Council survey showed a decline in sentiment to 118 index points for the March 2019 quarter. Shane Oliver, AMP Capital's head of investment strategy, said the poor industry outlook for the year ahead was due to the negative headline news about property in general. ![]() "A lot of that is dominated by Sydney and Melbourne, which have been seeing 10 per cent declines in property prices," Mr Oliver said. "But of course, that's feeding through to sentiment in Queensland as well." While the Brisbane property market remained stronger than Sydney and Melbourne, Mr Oliver predicted price growth in 2019 would be constrained by a tightening in lending. ![]() "When you go to talk to the bank, they're a lot tougher," he said. "They want to check your income levels, they want to check how much you spend, including on coffee each day." Ms Mercorella said with the findings of the banking royal commission still pending and a federal election on the horizon, some buyers had been spooked. "That's causing some nervousness for investors and we'll have to wait and see what the outcome of that is," she said. However, the forecast is more promising for Brisbane's rental market. The latest Domain Rental Report, released earlier this week, revealed rental prices had risen in Brisbane for the first time in three years. The median cost of renting a house in Brisbane rose by 2.5 per cent to $410 a week in the December quarter. ![]() Mr Oliver said the surge of new apartment dwellings had reached its peak. "That supply surge has run its course, unlike in Sydney and Melbourne," he said. Last year, approvals for new dwellings across Queensland were down 20 per cent. "Queensland population growth is edging above that seen in New South Wales at a time when there's a reduction in supply of apartments coming onto the market," Mr Oliver said. Brisbane CBD real estate agent Rebecca Herbst said she was constantly fielding inquiries from interstate. "It's so affordable in Brisbane compared to Sydney and Melbourne so they see the value," she said. Topics:housing-industry,brisbane-4000,southport-4215,maroochydore-4558 First posted January 12, 2019 09:31:13 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-12/southern-queensland-property-outlook-subdued-experts-say/10710018?source=rss Posted November 07, 2018 06:23:03
An accelerated expansion of public transport on Queensland's Gold Coast could set the model for other parts of regional Australia where the population is increasing rapidly. While taking a train or tram to work has long been the norm for big-city commuters, it is often still not possible or practical for people living in regional Australia. Until recently the Gold Coast, like many area areas outside of capital cities, was a city where just about everyone jumped into a car to get around. But things are changing quickly. Under an ambitious plan, Mayor Tom Tate said the Gold Coast was undergoing a transport revolution, with a jump in commuters taking public transport from 3 per cent in 2011 to 9 per cent today. Cr Tate said the city was aiming for 12 per cent. "Normally it only moves 1 per cent after two or three years. The uplift has been incredible," he said. Cr Tate said the city's shift was being noticed around regional Australia. "We are being copied the most throughout regional Australia, people are looking to the Gold Coast what are they doing next?" he said. What has changed? ![]() The big ticket item for the Gold Coast hub has been the start of a light rail route along the coast. In the past year, the second stage of the city's light rail was opened, connecting the tram line to trains that head north to Brisbane. The Federal Government on Monday committed $112m to extend the same tram line south to the popular Burleigh Heads beach. While significant State funding is still needed for that project, the federal commitment takes the rail extension a step closer to being built. Many hope the light rail will eventually make it all the way south to the Gold Coast airport at Coolangatta. If that did happen, it would give tourists and residents the ability to travel from Brisbane to any of the popular Gold Coast beaches via train and tram. Outside of the tram line, the State Government has also committed to building three new train stations in the city's north and Cr Tate is pushing plans for a commuter ferry to link up to the light rail. But it is not just new infrastructure changing transport on the coast. Cr Tate said about 60,000 seniors had signed up for free off-peak bus travel, and the city was pushing younger citizens to walk or cycle to work or places of study. What's driving the change? One big factor driving the change has been population growth. Cr Tate said council put a transport plan together in 2013, when it knew the city was growing by 12,000 to 16,000 residents a year. "We know that growth comes from Sydney and Melbourne, in catering for that, there are different ways of planning your city," he said. "So we planned to go up instead of going out, so people could stay closer to the shoreline instead of going out and spreading out like they did in places like Blacktown, Liverpool, Campbelltown," he said. Griffith University planning expert Paul Burton said the Gold Coast's growing population would lead to increased congestion without the investment in public transport. He said the light rail had been a good starting point. "I think what we are doing, what we have done, is built the beginnings of a good spine," he said. Professor Burton said the city next needed to link buses to the light rail. "It is the equivalent of the ribs that come off the spine, so that is the next stage is to look at those east, west connections." ![]() Professor Tate is also supportive of the Cr Tate's push for a ferry service. He said it would need to be fast enough to be a sensible commuting option, and technical and legal challenges may need to be resolved, but believes the project could work. "Cities around the world that are successful at managing growth capitalise on their waterways to move people and goods," he said. Not everyone is happy On the southern end of the Gold Coast in particular, some community groups have raised concerns about the light rail, because larger housing developments are allowed close to the tram line. Professor Burton said there needed to be higher density close to the city's best public transport to justify the public investment in the infrastructure. "The trick is to persuade people that the higher density you will see, does not mean the end of civilisation as we know it, does not mean high-rise. "You can significantly increase density without going very high and changing the inherent character in an area." Lois Levy from the environmental group Gecko put together a petition to the Queensland Government asking it to tighten state's planning laws. She said the investment in public transport on the Gold Coast had been essential, but she had concerns about the housing developments the light rail allows. External Link:A Queensland Government video showing the proposed third stage of the Gold Coast light rail "What has been happening, particularly at the southern end in the Palm Beach region, is a lot of high-rise developments are being approved, with what we consider to be excessive relaxations of density, height, lack of parking, setbacks, in anticipation of the light rail coming through," she said. Ms Levy said her group was concerned a canyon effect could be produced if there is high-rise down both sides of the city's coastal highway and future tram line. "If you could imagine driving down the Gold Coast Highway through Palm Beach there would be high-rise on either side, blocking out all of the sea views, any views to the hinterland, causing huge parking problems." Ms Levy said she was meeting with council this month to discuss the issue. Topics:transport,housing,regional-development,population-and-demographics,burleigh-heads-4220,broadbeach-4218 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-07/trains-and-trams-part-of-regional-transport-revolution/10470506?source=rss |
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