Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed Australian ‘military assets’ have been sent to the Middle East.
Albanese said the weapons were sent as part of the response to thousands of Australians being stranded in the region amid the ongoing war.
The Prime Minister made the comment during Question Time on Thursday while addressing a second flight from Dubai which is due to land in Sydney.
‘I confirm right now another flight, EK414 is in the air with over 200 Australians on board,’ he said.
‘It departed Dubai at 9.16am today Canberra time, bound for Sydney and we are hopeful of more flights in the air today which is what we want to see,’ he said.
‘The most recent advice is another two flights are scheduled to depart to Australia today.’
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