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Plastic straw ban ignores people with disabilities and severe injuries, advocates say

Given what Terry Lee has been through, a plastic straw doesn't seem like much to ask for.

In 2015, he was living in the small South Australian township of Wasleys when the deadly Pinery bushfire ripped through.

Attempting to escape the flames, Terry instead found himself in their path. Amid the ferocious heat, he collapsed on the ground.

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