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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Eden Gillespie

‘We’re not a priority’: people with disabilities wait up to three hours for transport in regional Queensland

David Conway.
David Conway lives in Mackay, where he struggles to access public transport and wheelchair-accessible taxis. Photograph: Supplied

Living in regional Queensland, David Conway sometimes waits up to three hours for a taxi to arrive.

He says there are so few wheelchair-accessible taxis in Mackay that no matter how far he plans ahead, he can never rely on them to arrive on time – or at all.

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