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Chinese men detained after being found wandering in remote WA coastal town
The six men arrived via an unknown vessel and were medically assessed before being flown out, marking the second such maritime arrival in WA's remote north this year.
- Earlier this week, six Chinese nationals were found wandering in Kalumburu, Western Australia, with two discovered about 12 kilometres north by an off-duty police officer on Monday and four more found in the townsite on Tuesday.
- Police allege the group arrived by an unknown vessel, and Kalumburu, Western Australia, is only accessible by boat and air with closed roads, raising questions about how the larger group reached the community.
- WA Police said the men were taken for medical checks at the Kalumburu Multi-Functional Police Facility, then transported by the community's school bus to the local airport and flown out, while three Border Force boats took custody offshore.
- The discovery has reignited debate over border policy, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese defending his government's record while Opposition leader Jonno Duniam and the Liberal Party criticised it as a border failure.
- This follows a February last year landing of 39 men at Pender Bay and authorities are searching for the vessel, adding to scrutiny of Australian Border Force programs under scrutiny off Western Australia's Kimberley coast.
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Chinese men detained after being found wandering in remote WA coastal town
A total of six Chinese nationals were found by authorities in and around the community of Kalumburu on Western Australia’s remote northern coast throughout Monday and Tuesday.
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