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FROM HOMELESS TO HERO

When Chris Cleary landed a job working in television, she thought it would be the start of a “fun and exciting” new challenge. She was wrong.

The 49-year-old Sydney medic’s role involved waiting on the sets of Australia’s biggest shows – including The X Factor, The Bachelor and Australia’s Got Talent – just in case someone got injured.

“Take ,” says Chris. “One morning I had to be in the Hunter Valley

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