Prime Minister urges Australians in Lebanon to return immediately
Let's get more now on the latest travel advice for the middle east with the federal government urging Australians in Lebanon to leave now. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says there is no guarantee they'll be able to get out of the country if conflict expands in the region.
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00:00I take the opportunity to say to Australians, do not travel to Lebanon at the moment.
00:11We have a very clear statement that has been issued through the Department of Foreign Affairs
00:17and Trade, and for those Australians who are overseas, they should take the opportunity
00:23to come home to Australia.
00:26There is a risk that the Beirut airport might not be open for commercial flights, and given
00:35the numbers of people who are there, there's no guarantee that we can just guarantee that
00:41people will be able to come home through other means if that airport is shut.
00:48So we say to people, listen to the warnings which are there.
00:54And please, over recent months we've seen people continue to go, travel to the region,
01:02and we have made very clear warnings about that.