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Surf, turf, and organ donation on Bondi Beach

By Alex Tighe • June 3, 2018

When I arrive at Bondi Beach before sunrise, a B-double cattle truck is reversing along the promenade. Access to the Icebergs end of the beach is blocked off, and a security guards turns away several fluoro joggers and a skinny guy with a surfboard. As the light rises, people in white polo shirts sift through the gathering crowd, explaining what’s happening: the cows are from the Northern Territory, near Alice Springs. From the cattle station they took the the scenic route – via the Barossa Valley, with a stop at Mulgoa in rural New South Wales. ...

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