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Inquiry coming after outback failures leave 20k in dark

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An inquiry has been promised into how 20,000 people in outback communities were left to rely on one faulty back-up generator after suspected tornadoes wiped out major power lines.

Outback towns in western NSW spent Tuesday clearing fridges of spoiled food and medicines after mains supply around Broken Hill failed on Monday.

Generators kicked in at major hospitals but some primary schools were wi...


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