Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles says officers are drawing up “contingency” plans to assist the 115,000 Australians within the Center East return dwelling.
He informed At the moment there was a “vital load” on Australian consular workers coping with inquiries.
Officers had been monitoring the gradual reopening of airspace within the Center East, and the objective was to carry Australians dwelling as rapidly as attainable.
“There’s been some studies of marginal airspace being opened up in a restricted means, however actually that is the difficulty that we’re monitoring intently,” stated Marles
“We’re going by means of some contingency preparations proper now – which I will not discuss publicly – trying ahead over the approaching days and weeks.”
He gave no additional particulars on the contingency measures.
