Chinese nationals discovered in remote WA as ABF launch investigation
A group of six Chinese nationals are detained by authorities after two of their group were found in WA's remote Kalumburu community by an off-duty police officer.
Giulia Bertoglio is a multiplatform journalist based in Kununurra, in WA's East Kimberley.
She joined the ABC in 2022 as a news reporter in the Goldfields-Esperance region.
A group of six Chinese nationals are detained by authorities after two of their group were found in WA's remote Kalumburu community by an off-duty police officer.
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