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Australian journalist Cheng Lei back home after 3 years detained in China

 Published: 14:52, 11 October 2023

Australian journalist Cheng Lei back home after 3 years detained in China

An Australian journalist who was convicted on murky espionage charges and detained in China for three years has returned to Australia, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said.

Cheng Lei, 48, who worked for the international department of China’s state broadcaster, was reunited with her two children and family in Melbourne, Albanese said on Wednesday.

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