Published 3 months ago

Inside the tiny outback community shocked by the boat arrivals who 'came from nowhere'

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Beagle Bay is one of the main communities on the Dampier Peninsula, in Western Australia's Kimberley region. It is 2,151 kilometres from Perth and 2,000km from Darwin, but only 700km from Rote Island in Indonesia, a departure point for people smugglers and illegal fishers. Three groups of asylum seekers were found by bewildered locals and authorities rushed up Cape Leveque Road from Broome in response.

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Boat arrival of asylum seekers thrusts remote WA community of Beagle Bay into spotlight

Beagle Bay is closer to Indonesia than Perth and is home to fewer than 400 people. Many Australians would not have heard of the community — until last week.

3 months ago·Australia

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