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Australia bolsters consular staff in Vegas

Australian consular staff are working with international counterparts as they search hospitals for any Aussies who may have been injured in the Vegas shooting.

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Consular staff from across the US are helping in the search for any Australians caught up in the deadly Las Vegas mass shooting.

No Australians have so far been identified as dead or injured but Australian authorities are working with their Canadian and British counterparts and contacting hospitals.

"We've increased our consular staff in both Los Angeles and Las Vegas. We are sending staff from our Washington embassy, experienced consular staff," Foreign Minister Julie Bishop told ABC radio on Tuesday.


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