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,

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has announced the government has secured “two flights to Cyprus” for Australians, Australian permanent residents and their immediate family members in Lebanon. “We have been working this week to secure seats on flights,

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has urged Australians to leave Lebanon, revealing the government had secured 500 extra seats to leave the country. Wong on Thursday morning said 1700 Australians were registered with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) as wanting to leave the country.

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has used her address to the United Nations General Assembly to call for the international community to come together amid more conflict on Earth than any time since World War II.

Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell has commented on Foreign Minister Penny Wong calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a “coward” at the United Nations.

Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong has insisted pro-Palestinian protests in Adelaide on October 7 should not go ahead to respect people grieving on the anniversary of Hamas terror attacks.

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has again called for a cease-fire in Lebanon, as Israel’s attacks on the capital Beirut have escalated.

Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell has commented on Foreign Minister Penny Wong doubling down on a two-state solution during her address at the United Nations General Assembly.