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A Sydney court has heard two doctors who were working at the electronic music festival Defqon1 in 2018, where two people died from drug overdoses.


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A Sydney court has heard two doctors who were working at the electronic music festival Defqon1 in 2018, where two people died from drug overdoses.


Those deaths are among six being investigated by a coroner who will examine if their medical treatment was appropriate, and if effective harm minimisation strategies were in place.


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