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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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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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