The Wire

With instability in the Middle East expanding further into Lebanon this is impacting on many Australians citizens who find themselves at risk due to an escalation of the Israel-Hezbollah conflict

Stephen Hill asked career diplomat Ian Kemish AM about the planning involved in extricating Australian citizens from political hotspots?

Ian Kemish is a former Chair of the Government’s International Emergency Task Force. He has chronicled his experiences working on international crisis response in The Consul: An insider’s account from the Australian diplomatic frontline