Vanuatu hit by another earthquake as hundreds of Australians return home

Magnitude 6.1 quake shakes country’s main island as RAAF flights carrying 144 passengers land in Brisbane and Sydney

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Vanuatu has been hit by another earthquake after hundreds of Australians landed on home soil from the islands and the federal government announced a fresh round of financial assistance.

The latest magnitude 6.1 quake shook buildings on the country’s main island at 2.30am on Sunday after it struck 30km west of the capital, Port Vila.