Federal officials will be visiting the Territory to ensure there is “a clear understanding of the demand pressures and the environment” around the protection of the NT’s borders, the Chief Minister has said, while the head of a land council called on the Australian Border Force to “do their job properly” after four foreign nationals arrived by fishing boat to Peacock Island this week.

The four men, who were dehydrated and suffering from exhaustion, were dumped on the island by the boats on Sunday morning, after reportedly paying the operators $6,000(US) to be brought to Australia. The men walked to nearby Croker Island at low tide, with one of the men walking into Wanakutja Outstation seeking help.

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