More than 100 Australians and other tourists stranded for up to a week in the violence in New Caledonia have been repatriated.
More than 100 Australia ns and other tourists have been repatriated to Brisbane by the Australia n Defence Force from riot-hit New Caledonia .The first Australia ns evacuated from riot-stricken New Caledonia have arrived back in the country but not everyone is safely home.
"Everyone was just so relieved to have that Australian support ... when Canberra kicked into gear with DFAT and they got their comms going they really did a good job as well, so really happy," he said.Some 600 French gendarmes had been working to clear roadblocks on the way to Noumea's international airport in recent days.
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