Move comes after second group found in Western Australia and believed to have arrived on same boat as group found 25km away on FridayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMore than 40 asylum seekers have been taken to Nauru after they were found in a remote part of Western Australia.Guardian Australia has confirmed a second group of 13 asylum seekers was found at an Indigenous campsite at Pender Bay, about an hour after a group of 30 men were found at Beagle Bay on Friday.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading…
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Author : Paul Karp Chief political correspondent
Publish date : 2024-02-18 04:30:18
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