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Nick Gibbs

Drones to cut pathology test times in Qld

Drones will speed up pathology test times by delivering samples from Queensland communities. (Dan Peled/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Pathology test times would shorten by up to six hours under a plan for drones to collect samples from hard-to-reach patients in southeast Queensland.

The project between Mater Pathology and drone logistics company Swoop Aero has been awarded $1.8 million in federal funding to expand operations.

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