More than 40 asylum seekers have now been found in a remote part of Western Australia after a second group was discovered at an Indigenous campsite, adding to a political headache over border security for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
More than 40 asylum seekers have now been found in a remote part of Western Australia after a second group was discovered at an Indigenous campsite, adding to a political headache over border security for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese . Details of the discovery of a second group of 13 asylum seekers emerged on Saturday after they wandered into an Indigenous-owned campsite in Pender Bay the previous afternoon, more than 150 kilometres north of Broome on the WA north-west coast.
It is unclear whether the Department of Home Affairs believes all asylum seekers have been found. But government sources speaking on the condition of anonymity said the latest group was found hours after an initial cohort of 30 asylum seekers was identified on Friday. Australian Border Force said on Friday it was undertaking an operation in north-west WA and no further comment would be provide
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