Row erupts over migrant boat arrivals in Australia

By Agence France-Presse

Feb 18, 2024 12:22 am

SYDNEY, Australia: Dozens of migrants have reportedly landed by boat in a remote part of Western Australia state, igniting a political row over the country's zero-tolerance border protection regime.

About three dozen foreigners were found by locals on Friday as they walked in separate groups by the coast in the country's northwestern Dampier Peninsula, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. (ABC) reported.

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