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== Awards and nominations ==
=== APRA Awards ===
These annual awards were established by [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) in 1982 to honour the achievements of songwriters and music composers and to recognise their song writing skills, sales and airplay performance, by its members annually.<ref name="APRA History" /> From 1982 to 1990, the best songs were given the Gold Award (also called the Special Award).<ref name="APRA History">{{cite web|title=History |url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History.aspx |publisher= [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) &#124; [[Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society]] (AMCOS) |access-date=9 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100920230857/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History.aspx |archive-date=20 September 2010 }}</ref><ref name="APRA Awards">APRA Music Awards for Midnight Oil:
* 1989–90 winners: {{cite web
 |url=http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/1980-1989/1989-1990-music-awards/
 |title=1989–1990 APRA Music Award Winners
 |publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) &#124; Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS)
 |access-date=3 December 2019
|archive-date=30 October 2020
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030100129/https://apraamcos.com.au/awards/1980-1989/1989-1990-music-awards/
 |url-status=dead
 }} Note: APRA-AMCOS changed the timing of their awards ceremony from May to the previous November and hence a special presentation for 1989/90 recipients was made at the May 1991 ceremony.
* APRA Top 30 Australian songs (1–10): {{cite web
 |url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History/2001Top10Songs.aspx
 |title=The final list: APRA'S Ten best Australian Songs
 |last=Culnane
 |first=Paul
 |publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association
 |date=28 May 2001
|access-date=3 December 2019
|url-status=dead
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611003021/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History/2001Top10Songs.aspx
 |archive-date=11 June 2010
}}
* APRA Top 30 Australian songs (11–20): {{cite web
 |url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History/2001Top30Songs.aspx
 |last=Kruger
 |first=Debbie
 |author-link=Debbie Kruger
 |title=The songs that resonate through the years
 |publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association
 |date=2 May 2001
|access-date=3 December 2019
|url-status=dead
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140401091541/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/apraawards/musicawards/history/2001Top30Songs.aspx
 |archive-date=1 April 2014
}}
* 2008 winners: {{cite web
 | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2018-awards/apra-music-awards/songwriter-of-the-year/
 | title = Songwriter of the Year
 | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) &#124; Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS)
 | year = 2018
 | access-date = 3 December 2019
| archive-date = 3 December 2019
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191203005246/http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2018-awards/apra-music-awards/songwriter-of-the-year/
 | url-status = dead
 }}
* 2008 Ted Albert Award: {{cite web
 | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2018-awards/apra-music-awards/ted-albert-award-for-outstanding-services-to-australian-music/
 | title = Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music
 | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) &#124; Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS)
 | year = 2018
 | access-date = 3 December 2019
}}</ref>

{{awards table}}
|-
| [[APRA Music Awards of 1989|1989–90]] || "[[Beds Are Burning]]" ([[Peter Garrett]], [[Rob Hirst|Robert Hirst]], [[James Moginie]]) || Gold Award || {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[APRA Top 30 Australian songs|2001]] || "Beds Are Burning" (Garrett, Hirst, Moginie) || APRA Top 10 Australian songs || {{won|No.&nbsp;3}}
|-
| "[[Power and the Passion (song)|Power and the Passion]]" (Hirst, Moginie, Garrett) || APRA Top 30 Australian songs || {{won|11–30}}
|-
| [[APRA Music Awards of 2018|2018]] || Midnight Oil (Garrett, Hirst, Martin Rotsey, Moginie, Bones Hillman || Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music || {{won}}
|-
| [[APRA Music Awards of 2021|2021]] || "[[Gadigal Land]]" (Joel Davison, Rob Hirst, Bunna Lawrie) || Song of the Year<ref name="APRA Noms 2021">{{cite web | url = https://www.apraamcos.com.au/about/supporting-the-industry/awards/apra-music-awards-2021#_127439 | title = Nominees announced for the 2021 APRA Music Awards | publisher = APRA AMCOS | date = | access-date = 31 March 2021 }}</ref> || {{won}}
|-
| [[APRA Music Awards of 2022|2022]] || "[[First Nation (song)|First Nation]]" || Song of the Year<ref name="APRA2022Noms">{{cite web|url=https://theindustryobserver.thebrag.com/nominees-revealed-for-2022-apra-music-awards/|title=Nominees Revealed for 2022 APRA Music Awards|website=The Industry Observer|date=7 April 2022|access-date=9 April 2022}}</ref> || {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[APRA Music Awards of 2023|2023]]
|rowspan="2" | "Rising Seas"
| Song of the Year <ref name="SotYshortlist">{{cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/2023-apra-song-of-the-year-nominees-announced/101888132 |title=These 20 songs are up for 2023 APRA Song Of The Year |website=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=25 January 2023 |access-date=28 January 2023 }}</ref>
| {{shortlisted}} 
|-
| Most Performed Rock Work <ref name="APRAnoms2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.apraamcos.com.au/about-us/news-and-events/nominees-revealed-for-the-2023-apra-music-awards|title=Nominees revealed for the 2023 APRA Music Awards|website=[[APRA Awards (Australia)|APRA Awards]]|date=30 March 2023|access-date=31 March 2023}}</ref>
| {{nom}}
|-
{{end}}

=== ARIA Music Awards ===
The [[ARIA Music Awards]] are an annual set of awards, commenced in 1987, which recognise excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of [[Australian music]]. Midnight Oil have received 11&nbsp;wins from 38&nbsp;nominations.<ref>ARIA Music Awards for Midnight Oil:
* Search Results 'Midnight Oil': {{cite web
 |url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/search?q=midnight+oil
 |title=Winners by Year: Search Results for 'Midnight Oil'
 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)
 |access-date=1 December 2019 }}
* 1987 winners and nominees: {{cite web
 | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQnfp4K4G4o
 | title = ARIA Awards 1987.mov
 | publisher = YouTube. ARIA Official YouTube Account
 | date = 13 November 2011
| access-date = 1 December 2019 }}
* 1988 winners: {{cite web
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235720/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1988
 |url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/1988
 |title=Winners by Year 1988
 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)
 |archive-date=26 September 2007 |access-date=1 December 2019 |url-status=dead
}}
* 1988 winners and some nominees: {{cite news
 |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article101980224
 |title=Music Awards: A Scratch on the Record
 |last=Middleton
 |first=Karen
 |author-link=Karen Middleton (journalist)
 |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] (ACT : 1926–1995)
 |date=3 March 1988 |access-date=1 December 2019 |page=23
 |publisher=[[National Library of Australia]]
}}
* 1989 winners: {{cite web
 |url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/1989
 |title=ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year: 3rd Annual ARIA Awards
 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)
 |access-date=1 December 2019 }}
* 1989 winners and nominees: {{cite news
 | title = &#91;ARIA AWARDS&#93; : &#91;1989, 3RD, SYDNEY&#93;
 | publisher = Australian Record Industry Association. Video recording of 3rd ARIA Awards (available from the [[National Film and Sound Archive]], title no. 1241401)
 | date = 6 March 1989}}
* 1991 winners and nominees: {{cite web
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090608063024/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1991
 |url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/1991
 |title=Winners by Year 1991
 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)
 |archive-date=8 June 2009 |access-date=1 December 2019 |url-status=dead
}}
* 1993 winners and nominees: {{cite web
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071214142945/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1993
 |url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/1993
 |title=Winners by Year 1993
 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)
 |archive-date=14 December 2007 |access-date=4 December 2013 |url-status=dead
}}
* 1994 winners and nominees: {{cite web
 |url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/1994
 |title=Winners by Year 1994
 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)
 |access-date=3 December 2013 }}
* 1998 winners and nominees: {{cite web
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929083330/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1998
 |url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/1998
 |title=Winners by Year 1998
 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)
 |archive-date=29 September 2007 |access-date=4 December 2013 |url-status=dead
}}
* 1999 winners and nominees: {{cite web
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081003022011/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1999
 |url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/1999
 |title=Winners by Year 1999
 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)
 |archive-date=3 October 2008 |access-date=4 December 2013 |url-status=dead
}}
* 2004 winners and nominees: {{cite web
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080304123324/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=2004
 |url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2004
 |title=Winners by Year 2004
 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)
 |archive-date=4 March 2008 |access-date=3 December 2013 |url-status=dead
}}
* 2006 winners and nominees: {{cite web
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212125336/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=2006
 |url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2006
 |title=Winners by Year 2006
 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)
 |archive-date=12 December 2007 |access-date=25 April 2015 |url-status=dead
}}
*2017 winners and nominees: {{cite web
 | url = https://www.ariaawards.com.au/News/2017/AND-THE-ARIA-AWARD-GOES-TO
 | title = And the ARIA Award Goes To...
 | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)
 | date = 28 November 2017
| access-date = 2 December 2019 }}
* 2019 winners and nominees: {{cite news
 | url = https://www.ariaawards.com.au/News/2019/2019-ARIA-Award-Winners-Announced
 | title = 2019 ARIA Award Winners Announced
 | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)
 | date = 27 November 2019
| access-date = 29 November 2019 }}</ref>

{{awards table}}
|-
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 1987|1987]]
| "[[The Dead Heart]]"
| [[ARIA Award for Best Group|Best Group]]
| {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="5"| [[ARIA Music Awards of 1988|1988]]
| "[[Beds Are Burning]]"
| [[ARIA Award for Single of the Year|Single of the Year]]
| {{won}}
|-
| "Beds Are Burning" ([[Peter Garrett]], [[Rob Hirst]], [[Jim Moginie]])
| [[ARIA Award for Song of the Year (Songwriter)|Song of the Year]]
| {{won}}
|-
| Midnight Oil
| Best Group
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''[[Diesel and Dust]]''
| [[ARIA Award for Best Indigenous Release|Best Indigenous Release]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Diesel and Dust'' – Ken Duncan, Creative Type Wart, Gary Morris, Midnight Oil
| [[ARIA Award for Best Cover Art|Best Cover Art]]
| {{won}}
|-
|rowspan="4"| [[ARIA Music Awards of 1989|1989]]
|rowspan="2" | "[[Dreamworld (Midnight Oil song)|Dreamworld]]"
| Best Group
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Indigenous Release
| {{nom}}
|-
| "Dreamworld" – Guy Gray
| [[ARIA Award for Engineer of the Year|Engineer of the Year]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| "Dreamworld" – Andrew de Groot
| [[ARIA Award for Best Video|Best Video]]
| {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="8"| [[ARIA Music Awards of 1991|1991]]
| rowspan="2"|''[[Blue Sky Mining]]''
| [[ARIA Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]]
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Group
| {{won}}
|-
| ''Blue Sky Mining'' – Livingstone Clarke
| Best Cover Art
| {{won}}
|-
| "[[Blue Sky Mine]]"
| Single of the Year
| {{nom}}
|-
| "Blue Sky Mine" (Hirst, Moginie, Garrett, [[Martin Rotsey]], [[Bones Hillman]])
| Song of the Year
| {{nom}}
|-
| "Blue Sky Mine" – Claudia Castle
| Best Video
| {{won}}
|-
| Midnight Oil – David Nicholas
| Engineer of the Year
| {{won}}
|-
| Midnight Oil
| [[ARIA Achievement Awards#Outstanding Achievement|Outstanding Achievement]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 1993|1993]]
| ''[[Scream in Blue]]'' – Midnight Oil, Neo One Design
| Best Cover Art
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="3"|[[ARIA Music Awards of 1994|1994]] || ''[[Earth and Sun and Moon]]''
| Best Group
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Earth and Sun and Moon'' – Kevin Wilkins, Midnight Oil
| Best Cover Art
| {{nom}}
|-
| "Outbreak of Love" – Paul Elliott
| Best Video
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="3"|[[ARIA Music Awards of 1998|1998]]
| ''[[20,000 Watt R.S.L.]]''
| Highest Selling Album
| {{nom}}
|-
|''20,000 Watt R.S.L.'' – Kevin Wilkins
| Best Cover Art
| {{nom}}
|-
| "White Skin / Black Heart" – [[Magoo (Australian producer)|Magoo]]
| Engineer of the Year
| {{won}}
|-
|[[ARIA Music Awards of 1999|1999]]
| ''[[Redneck Wonderland]]'' – Magoo
| Engineer of the Year
| {{nom}}
|-
|[[ARIA Music Awards of 2004|2004]]
| ''[[Best of Both Worlds (Midnight Oil album)|Best of Both Worlds]]''
| Best Music DVD
| {{won}}
|-
|[[ARIA Music Awards of 2006|2006]]
| Midnight Oil
| [[ARIA Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]]
| {{yes2|Inducted}}
|-
|[[ARIA Music Awards of 2017|2017]]
| ''The Overflow Tank'' – Mitchell Storck
| Best Cover Art
| {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2019|2019]]
| ''[[Armistice Day (album)|Armistice Day]]''
| [[ARIA Award for Best Rock Album|Best Rock Album]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Midnight Oil
| [[ARIA Award for Best Australian Live Act|Best Australian Live Act]]
| {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="5"| [[2021 ARIA Music Awards|2021]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://themusicnetwork.com/2021-aria-awards-nominees/ |title=ARIA Awards nominees revealed: Amy Shark & Genesis Owusu lead the charge |work=[[The Music Network]] |date=20 October 2021 |access-date=24 October 2021 |author=Kelly, Vivienne |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020000045/https://themusicnetwork.com/2021-aria-awards-nominees/ |archive-date=20 October 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| rowspan="3"| ''[[The Makarrata Project]]''
| [[ARIA Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[ARIA Award for Best Rock Album|Best Rock Album]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[ARIA Award for Best Group|Best Group]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Robert Hambling]] for Midnight Oil – "First Nation"
| [[ARIA Award for Best Video|Best Video]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Makarrata Live
| [[ARIA Award for Best Australian Live Act|Best Australian Live Act]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[2022 ARIA Music Awards|2022]]<ref name="2022ARIAnoms">{{cite web|url=https://themusicnetwork.com/2022-aria-awards-nominees/|title=Rüfüs Du Sol Leads 2022 ARIA Awards Nominees (Full List)|website=The Music Network|date=12 October 2022|access-date=12 October 2022|author=Lars Brandle}}</ref>
| ''Resist''
| Best Group
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Resist. The Final Tour 2022''
| Best Australian Live Act
| {{nom}}
|-
{{end}}

=== Countdown Australian Music Awards ===
''[[Countdown (Australian TV series)|Countdown]]'' was an Australian pop music TV series on national broadcaster [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC-TV]] from 1974 to 1987; it presented music awards from 1979 to 1987, initially in conjunction with magazine ''[[TV Week]]''. The TV Week / Countdown Awards were a combination of popular-voted and peer-voted awards.<ref name="CountdownMarch1987">{{Cite web | url = http://www.countdownmemories.com/magazines/pdfs/1987_03.pdf | title = Countdown to the Awards | work = Countdown Magazine |date=March 1987 | publisher = [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] (ABC) | format = [[Portable document format]] (PDF) | access-date = 16 December 2010 }}</ref><ref name="1987noms&wins">{{cite web|url=http://1970scountdown.atspace.com/1987.html|title=Final episode of Countdown|website=1970scountdown|access-date=23 October 2020}}</ref>

{{awards table}}
|-
|1981
| Themselves
| Most Consistent Live Act
| {{nom}}
|-
|1982
| ''10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1''
| Best Australian Album
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |1983
| rowspan="2" | "Power and the Passion"
| Best Australian Single
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Promotional Video
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="4" |1984
| ''Red Sails in the Sunset''
| Best Australian Album
| {{nom}}
|-
|"Read About It"
|Best Group Performance in a Video
| {{nom}}
|-
|"Short Memory" – Peter Garrett (Midnight Oil)
|Best Male Performance in a Video
| {{nom}}
|-
| Themselves
| Most Popular Australian Group
| {{nom}}
|-
| 1986
| "The Dead Heart"
| Best Australian Single
| {{nom}}
|-
{{end}}

===Environmental Music Prize===
The [[Environmental Music Prize]] is a quest to find a theme song to inspire action on climate and conservation. It commenced in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://themusicnetwork.com/environmental-music-prize-search/|title=Environmental Music Prize Searches for Green Theme Song|website=The Music Network|date=May 2022|access-date=22 June 2022}}</ref>
{{awards table}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2023
| "Rising Seas"
| Environmental Music Prize
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="EMP 2023 noms">{{cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/flume-tash-sultana-and-moju-among-finalists-for-the-2023-environmental-music-prize/|title= Environmental Music Prize 2023 Finalists|website=[[Music Feeds]]|date=26 April 2023|access-date=4 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/xavier-rudd-environmental-music-prize/ |title= Xavier Rudd Wins 2023's Environmental Music Prize|website=[[Music Feeds]]|date=13 June 2023|access-date=13 June 2023}}</ref>
|-
{{end}}

===Helpmann Awards===
The [[Helpmann Awards]] is an awards show, celebrating live entertainment and performing arts in Australia, presented by industry group ''Live Performance Australia'' since 2001.<ref name=lpa>{{cite web | title=Events & Programs| website=Live Performance Australia | url=https://liveperformance.com.au/events-programs/ | access-date=4 October 2022}}</ref> Note: 2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].
 
{{awards table}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| [[5th Helpmann Awards|2005]]
| Midnight Oil - ''WaveAid - the Tsunami Relief Concert ''
| [[Helpmann Award for Best Performance in an Australian Contemporary Concert|Best Performance in an Australian Contemporary Concert]]
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.helpmannawards.com.au/2005/past-nominees-and-winners/ | title= 2005 Helpmann Awards Nominees & Winners|publisher=Australian Entertainment Industry Association (AEIA)|website=Helpmann Awards|access-date=8 October 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[18th Helpmann Awards|2018]]
| Midnight Oil - ''The Great Circle World Tour 2017''
| Best Australian Contemporary Concert
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://themusicnetwork.com/laneway-cmc-rocks-sheeran-gang-of-youths-up-for-helpmann-nominations/ | title= Laneway, CMC Rocks, Sheeran, Gang of Youths, up for Helpmann nominations|website=The Music Network|date=June 2018|access-date=8 October 2022}}</ref>
|-
{{end}}

===J Awards===
The [[J Awards]] are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]'s youth-focused radio station [[Triple J]]. They commenced in 2005.
{{awards table}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| [[2022 J Awards|2022]]
| Midnight Oil
| Double J Artist of the Year
| {{won}}
| <ref name="2022nomsJ">{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/heres-all-the-j-awards-2022-nominees/101597078|title=Here's all the J Awards 2022 nominees!|website=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|date=1 November 2022|access-date=3 November 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=15 November 2022 |title=Gang Of Youths lead our 2022 J Award winners! |url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/2022-j-awards-winners-full-list-gang-of-youths/101661304 |access-date=17 November 2022 |website=triple j |language=en-AU}}</ref>
{{end}}

===Mo Awards===
The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the [[Mo Awards]]), were annual Australian entertainment industry awards. They recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia from 1975 to 2016. Midnight Oil won two awards in that time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moawards.com.au/awardwinners|title=MO Award Winners|website=Mo Awards|access-date=16 March 2022}}</ref>
{{awards table}} (wins only)
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1990
| Midnight Oil
| Rock Group of the Year
| {{won}}
|-
| Midnight Oil
| Rock Performer of the Year
| {{won}}
|-
{{end}}

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