Suspected boat arrivals from China discovered in Arnhem Land

Eight Chinese Nationals Suspected of Arriving Near Darwin by Boat

Eight suspected illegal boat arrivals have been discovered by workers in the Northern Territory. Reports suggest the workers first found a group of six Chinese nationals near the remote Indigenous Arnhem Land township of Maningrida on May 27. A further two suspected Chinese nationals were found by Indigenous rangers on May 28, and were then taken into custody by the Australian Border Force. The Maningrida community sits 500 kilometres east of th…

Suspected boat arrivals from China discovered in Arnhem Land

Up to eight people, believed to be from China, have been detained by border protection authorities after reaching a remote part of the Northern Territory coast by boat earlier this week.

Eight migrants, believed to be from China, have been arrested by Border Force after they were found in a remote area of the Northern Territory coast earlier this week.