Foreign Minister Penny Wong says the Australian Defence Force is ready to fly to New Caledonia once the situation is safe, as France moves to quash deadly riots.
France has launched major operations to try and take back control of New Caledonia after days of violent riots that have left six people dead.
The moves come as the Australian government confirms its defence force is ready to fly to New Caledonia once it receives the all-clear from France that it is safe to do so. He also confirmed security forces would launch new raids against independence strongholds across the country, adding that if separatists "want to use their arms, they will be risking the worst."A night-time curfew, state of emergency, ban on TikTok and arrival of hundreds of troops from mainland France failed to prevent more unrest overnight Saturday and into Sunday.
Two groups challenging the French government's move to ban TikTok on freedom-of-speech grounds will have their case heard in France on Tuesday local time. "They basically burned up every exit on the motorway and all the roads that you could use to get anywhere. So wherever you are, you're blockaded," Mr Winchester said."The resort staff are basically using black market sources to get something," he said."This morning at an exit near here, the gendarmerie was coming through and there was a shootout."
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