Move comes after second group found in Western Australia and believed to have arrived on same boat as group found 25km away on Friday
The Australian Border Force said on Friday it was undertaking an operation in the remote Kimberley region in north-west WA. The Albanese government has maintained the core planks of Operation Sovereign Borders, including offshore detention and turning boats back where safe to do so.The Australian Border Force said on Friday it was undertaking an operation in the remote Kimberley region in north-west WA.
“Peter Dutton is someone who is showing, with his overblown rhetoric and with his overreach on this issue, showing that he’s not interested in outcomes or in the Australian national interest,” Albanese said. “Every person who has attempted to reach Australia by boat since I have been minister is back in their home country, or in Nauru, having wasted thousands of dollars and having risked their lives.”
The Australian Border Force said on Friday that it was “undertaking an operation in the north-west of Western Australia” but would not provide any more information while the operation was continuing.
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