Australian citizens returned home on two Royal Australian Air Force aircrafts, the foreign affairs minister confirmed in a post on X on Thursday morning. Follow today’s news live

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Almost 150 Australians were flown out of Vanuatu overnight after a powerful earthquake hit the Pacific island earlier this week.

The foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, said the 148 Australian citizens returned home on two Royal Australian Air Force aircraft in a post on X on Thursday morning.