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Australian Red Cross has opened Register.Find.Reunite and is urging people affected by the house explosion in Lidcombe, NSW, to get in touch with their families and friends.

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Australian Red Cross members and volunteers acted for humanity.

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70,000+

students completed first aid training.

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