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Home Affairs Minister says government has obligation to help Australians stuck in COVID-riddled India
Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews says Australia has an obligation to support the 8,000 Australians stranded in India, which is suffering a devastating new coronavirus outbreak.
Key points:
- The National Security Committee of Cabinet will meet today to discuss the situation in India
- Australia is considering sending supplies of oxygen and ventilators
- Community leaders have urged the government to do everything it can to help
Senior government ministers are meeting today to discuss how to help the struggling country navigate the record wave of COVID infections.
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