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Received: 8 April 2024

Accepted: 18 September 2024

First Online: 27 September 2024

Declarations

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: This research received ethical approval from the University of Tasmania Human Research Ethics Committee (Project ID: 27664). Other participating universities ethics committees (The University of Melbourne, The University of Newcastle, La Trobe University, The University of Queensland, The University of Western Australia, Flinders University and James Cook University) obtained ethical approval or registration from the own institutions as appropriate. All survey participants received a Participant Information Sheet which described the study, the confidential nature of participation, data use and storage, and the contact details for the lead researcher. They were informed that participation in the survey was voluntary and completion implied consent. All survey participants were able to register their interest to participate in a follow up interview. A random selection of interested participants were contacted to take part in an interview. For those that agreed to take part, they were provide with a Participant Information Sheet describing the study and highlighting that interviews were confidential, and audio recorded. Each participant was asked at the commencement of the audio recorded interview to provide verbal consent to be interviewed (as approved by the University of Tasmania Human Research Ethics Committee (Project ID: 27664)).

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: The authors declare no competing interests.