The first group of Australians evacuated from riot-stricken New Caledonia have arrived home on a military plane.
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00:00The first group of Australians evacuated from riot-stricken New Caledonia have
00:04arrived home on a military plane. It comes after deadly protests broke out in
00:09the Pacific Island earlier this month when lawmakers in Paris have voted to
00:13allow more French residents to vote in local elections. It's an amendment that
00:17indigenous leaders say will dilute the political influence of the native
00:21population. The unrest has prompted the closure of schools and airports and
00:26authorities have imposed a curfew in the country's capital Noumea. More than
00:303,000 people are still waiting to fly in and out of the island.