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Foreign Minister Penny Wong criticises Iran's envoy for controversial posts praising Hezbollah leader, sparking calls for diplomatic action.

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Penny Wong condemns Iran ambassador's social media posts

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia has organised hundreds of airline seats for its citizens to leave Lebanon, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Thursday, as she urged the many thousands of Australians that remain in Lebanon to leave the country while they still can. Australia has secured 580 seats on flights departing on Thursday and Saturday for citizens, permanent residents and their families who want to leave Lebanon, Wong told a press conference…

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Australia helps hundreds of its citizens leave Lebanon

Australia has secured more than 500 seats for 1700 Australian residents and their families living in Lebanon, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said.

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Australia, others ramp evacuation of their citizens from Lebanon

On a day the opposition accused Labor of “appeasing” anti-Western forces, Foreign Minister Penny Wong backed Israel’s right to defend itself against Iran.

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The Government has secured additional seats on commercial flights out of Beirut as it attempts to assist the 15,000 Australians currently in Lebanon. A Royal Australian Air Force plane has landed in Cyprus as the government prepares to evacuate more citizens, warning Australians to leave as soon as they can.

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Penny Wong: 'Now is the time to leave Lebanon'

Australia is taking big action to get citizens out of Lebanon, with Penny Wong telling people to use “whatever option is available to you”.

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Australia’s big move as Middle East heats up

The Australian Government is preparing to evacuate up to 500 Australians wanting to flee Lebanon amid the rapidly escalating conflict, with Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong urging people not to delay.

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‘Do not wait’: Lifeline for Aussies fleeing Lebanon

Senator and Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong has held a press conference in Geelong, Victoria to address the Australian government’s contingency plan to evacuate citizens from Lebanon amid the current war with Israel. This has been initiated by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) flight landing on Cyprus. Wong affirmed calls for Australians in Lebanon to leave, and take “whatever option is available to you”. She said 1,700 Austra…

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Senator Penny Wong discusses Cyprus' role in evacuating Australians from Lebanon

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Qantas will fly hundreds Australians home as the conflict in the Middle East continues to escalate.

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Qantas to fly hundreds of Aussies home as Middle East conflict escalates

Australia is leading a new global initiative to protect aid workers in warzones, after the death of Zomi ﻿Frankcom and her colleagues in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza earlier this year.

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