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Port Douglas residents warned of contaminated water

Water issues continue to plague the nation - and it's usually a lack of the liquid gold that's the problem. Not so in far north Queensland. The tourist mecca has water - but more than half of the reservoirs around the prestigious holiday town of Port Douglas are contaminated. Locals and tourists have been advised to drink boiled and bottled water or risk severe illness - even death in the worst case.

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