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==Facilities== [[File:RFDS emergency landing strip sign.jpg|thumb|Sign on the [[Eyre Highway]] indicating that an RFDS emergency airstrip is ahead]] {{Main|Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia|School of the Air}} The [[Royal Flying Doctor Service]] (RFDS) started service in 1928 and helps people who live in the outback of Australia. Previously, serious injuries or illnesses often meant death owing to the lack of proper medical facilities and trained personnel. In many outback communities, the number of children is too small for a conventional school to operate. Children are educated at home by the [[School of the Air]]. Originally the teachers communicated with the children via radio, but now satellite telecommunication is used instead. Some children attend boarding school, mostly only those in secondary school.
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