Alarm as 30 asylum seekers turn up on 'undetected' boat and are found on the side of the road near popular tourist town

  • Asylum seekers found wandering around Broome, WA
  • They are 30 men believed to be from Pakistan and Bangladesh

An investigation has been launched after 30 asylum seekers were found on the side of the road near Broome after arriving illegally by boat.

Residents of the indigenous community Beagle Bay, about 128km north of Broome, told the ABC about 30 men, who were believed to be from Pakistan and Bangladesh, were spotted seeking shade in bushes on Cape Leveque Road about 10am Friday.

They reportedly took them to Beagle Bay, 128km north of Broome.

The men were reportedly in good health, dressed in T-shirts and trousers, and were given water at the local store as temperatures soared past 32C.

No boat has been found in the area, with authorities probing the possibility the group were dropped off by Indonesian fisherman.

Anthony Albanese told reporters he had no information about it.

‘I’ve been travelling in the car, so I haven’t been advised about that,’ he said.

‘But our policies are clear, which is that boats that arrive in that fashion … we have policies in place that ensure they are dealt with.’

alarm as 30 asylum seekers turn up on 'undetected' boat and are found on the side of the road near popular tourist town

Some of the men are pictured in a park

alarm as 30 asylum seekers turn up on 'undetected' boat and are found on the side of the road near popular tourist town

Beagle Bay is a small community about 128km north of Broome in Western Australia

Australian Border Force authorities have arrived at the remote town to investigate.

‘The ABF is undertaking an operation in the north west of Western Australia. As this operation is ongoing, no further information will be provided,’ a spokesperson said.

‘Australia’s tough border protection policies means no one who travels unauthorised by boat will ever be allowed to settle permanently in Australia.

‘The only way to travel to Australia is legally, with an Australian visa.​

The spokesperson said Australia remains ‘committed to protecting its borders, stamping out people smuggling and preventing vulnerable people from risking their lives on futile journeys’.

‘The people smuggling business model is built on the exploitation of information and selling lies to vulnerable people who will give up everything to risk their lives at sea,’ they said.

More to come.

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