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NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian talks to the media during a COVID-19 update in Sydney, Tuesday, June 29, 2021. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian talks to the media during a COVID-19 update in Sydney, Tuesday, June 29, 2021. Source: AAP

Health Minister Greg Hunt says work is being done to get Australians overseas on repatriation flights after international arrival caps have been slashed in half. It comes as New South Wales has seen its biggest COVID-19 surge this year amid a two-week lockdown.

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Health Minister Greg Hunt says work is being done to get Australians overseas on repatriation flights after international arrival caps have been slashed in half. It comes as New South Wales has seen its biggest COVID-19 surge this year amid a two-week lockdown.

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