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Australians stuck in Wuhan say they’ve been ‘kept in dark’ on coronavirus evacuation flights

Some people trying to get out of the coronavirus epicentre are concerned at government’s ‘poor communication’Australians stranded in the Chinese city of Wuhan say they have been frustrated and “kept in the dark” by the government’s poor communication a…

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Australians trapped in coronavirus epicentre Wuhan can take New Zealand evacuation flight

Upon arrival in Auckland, Australian citizens likely to be flown to Christmas Island for quarantiningTrapped Australians still seeking a way out of the coronavirus epicentre of Wuhan will be able to board a New Zealand government evacuation flight to l…

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Coronavirus: first group of Australian evacuees taken to Christmas Island

Charter flight carrying 72 people is first of four flights taking evacuees from WA to the island where they will be quarantined for two weeks• Death toll passes 360 in China, passing Sars fatalities – follow latest updates The first Australians evacuat…

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Australian coronavirus evacuees to be quarantined on Christmas Island

Scott Morrison says vulnerable will be flown out of Chinese province and isolated for up to 14 days in joint New Zealand operation• China coronavirus outbreak – latest updatesAustralia has unveiled plans to evacuate some of its nationals from Wuhan and…

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Inside Christmas Island: the Australian detention centre with four asylum seekers and a $26m price tag

The sole occupants of a million-dollar facility off the country’s coast are two adults and two small children, who are paying the price for its war on refugees It should be one of Australia’s premier tourist destinations – a remote Indian ocean island …

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