The French embassy in Australia is calling on the “solidarity and generosity” of French expatriates living in Melbourne to billet French people stranded in the city by the conflict in New Caledonia.
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Penny Wong said the government was working with authorities in France and New Caledonia,to find a way for Australians to safely leave the island.
This week,the tropical Pacific holiday destination erupted amid tensions with the French government in Paris over voting rights.
Azerbaijan had invited separatists from the French territories last year,resulting in a group whose stated aim is to support “French liberation and anti-colonialist movements”.
Armed forces are protecting New Caledonia’s two airports and port after a third night of violent riots that have killed four people.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the federal government was closely monitoring the situation and urged Australians to stay safe.
Currently the foreign minister,Jeremiah Manele has pledged to continue the Pacific Island nation’s foreign policy that made it grow close to China.
The pair were found dead in a paddock by a relative who had gone to check on them.
Beijing’s use of Chinese nationals to further its ambitions in the Pacific has received a setback by the revelation that their man in Suva is mentioned in Australian spy agency documents as having links with organised crime and drug shipments.
Australia has no right to dictate to Fiji who its police force works with,particularly when we already work with Chinese police on transnational crime.