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Shadow home affairs minister James Paterson says group’s reported arrival ‘is a further sign that Labor has failed on border security’
A group of people was detected at an isolated section of the northern Western Australian coast on Wednesday after arriving by boat, prompting Coalition accusations about resumption of dangerous boat journeys.
The Coalition has claimed the group, of whom 12 are currently in Australian Border Force (ABF) custody, is the 10th people smuggling venture to reach Australia since the election of the Albanese government. It is not yet clear if they are asylum seekers or fishermen.
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