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Aboriginal man died from asthma attack after unreasonably delayed response

[Lorena Allam, The Guardian]

A 36-year-old Aboriginal man who died on the floor of prison from an asthma attack in 2018 was deprived of “at least some chance” of surviving by the “unreasonably delayed” response to his emergency by prison guards and health staff, the NSW coroner has found.

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Telstra Indigenous call centre opens in Darwin

[Jesse Thompson, ABC]

The First Nations Connect centre, which opened in Darwin on Wednesday, will connect remote customers with Indigenous call centre operators who can have culturally aware discussions, in some cases in Indigenous languages.

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