Mercy flights from Philippines touch down in Australia

Three rescue flights from the Philippines have landed in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane on Sunday morning, repatriating stranded Australian travellers. Foreign Minister Marise Payne said the significant operation in the Philippines was a huge success but there was still more work to be done to return more Australians home. More than 300,000 Australian citizens and permanent residents have returned home since March 13 while 11,000 tourists remain stranded overseas in countries currently under lockdown. Image: AP Via news.com.au — Australia’s #1 news site https://www.news.com.au