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Tasmania health minister faces fire over taxis replacing ambulances for urgent calls

Tasmania's health minister faced parliamentary pressure after data revealed 165 patients were sent taxis instead of ambulances following Triple-0 calls between January and March, with 84 percent classified as urgent. A 20-year-old woman experiencing a first-time seizure waited two hours for help after being assigned.

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