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Cyclone Gita

A pallet load of emergency supplies is unloaded from a RAAF C-17A Globemaster in Tonga in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Gita. Photo by Corporal Colin Dadd.
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Post-cyclone Tongan mission ends

23/02/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3017 Views 0 Comments Cyclone Gita, Operation South West Pacific Assist 2018

Minister for Defence Marise Payne today announced the conclusion of the Australian Defence Force’s assistance to Tonga and Fiji, which

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RAAF Amberley air-load team members load pallets of Australian Aid onto a RAAF C-17A Globemaster for delivery to Tonga. Photo by Sergeant Peter Borys.
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Australia provides emergency aid to Tonga

14/02/201814/02/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4629 Views 0 Comments Cyclone Gita, Tonga

The Australian Government is providing emergency humanitarian assistance to help the people of Tonga, following Tropical Cyclone Gita, a Category 4

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