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PM hopes to repatriate 26,000 stranded Aussies by Christmas

Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks after the national cabinet meeting, at Parliament House in Canberra

Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks after the national cabinet meeting, at Parliament House in Canberra Source: AAP

After another self-funded charter flight was approved - and then cancelled without explanation - the Queensland and federal governments say getting 40 'vulnerable' travellers home from Laos is now their top priority.



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