Anthony Albanese announces plans for flights out of Israel (and the return of Cheng Lei)

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced plans for flights out of Israel for Australians wanting to leave the country in the wake of the Hamas attack.

He also announced the safe return of Australian journalist Cheng Lei back into the country from China, after she was taken into custody back in August 2020 by Chinese state security and held in a Beijing prison.

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