Australia politics live: stranded Australians return from Middle East; new inquiry into racism towards Indigenous Australians | Australia news

Troy Barker, a mining executive, witnessed drones and missiles in Dubai while attending a horse race. Penny Wong, the Foreign Minister, confirmed the arrival of the first flight carrying Australians from Dubai to Sydney, with over 115,000 still stranded. Senator Malarndirri McCarthy, the Federal minister for Indigenous Australians, announced a parliamentary inquiry into racism and violence against First Nations people following recent attacks in Perth and Melbourne. Iman Krayem, an Australian evacuee who was stuck in Dubai due to Iranian missile strikes on the city, expressed relief upon returning home.