Original article by Phillip Coorey,[SPACE]Andrew Tillett
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 8 : 12-Oct-23

Two Qantas flights will leave Tel Aviv for London on Friday night, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese saying they would just be the start. With growing fears of a ground war between Israel and Hamas, he said the government is looking at all options in terms of helping Australians in Israel who want to get back home. As well as speaking to Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson and Virgin Australia CEO Jayne Hrdlicka about the use of their aircraft for emergency evacuations, it is believed the government is considering the use of military aircraft. Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Hamas has done the Palestinian people a disservice with its "abhorrent" attacks on Israel, in that they have pushed the "two-state solution further out of reach", with Wong accusing Hamas of perpetrating an "unconscionable crime" against the Palestinian people.

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