Journalist Cheng Lei suddenly released by China and returned to her family in Melbourne

Australian journalist Cheng Lei has been released, without warning, from jail in China, and is now back in Australia with her family.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong (right) meets journalist Cheng Lei on arrival at Melbourne Airport Source: AAP / DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE (DFAT)/PR IMAGE

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