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Australia's 'Flying Doctor' needs bigger planes

SYDNEY -- Increasing obesity has prompted an Australian state to seek larger planes for the country's famous “Flying Doctor” service, ambulance and government officials said on Saturday.

New South Wales state has just put out a tender to assess the cost of obtaining two larger new planes for its air ambulance fleet, which is flown under contract by the Royal Flying Doctor Service to service remote and rural areas.

Recent global surveys have repeatedly highlighted Australians as among the most obese people in the world, despite the country's association with an active, healthy lifestyle and love of sport.

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