Intelligence agencies join border crime taskforce Monday October 26, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal A joint agency taskforce led by the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Border Force will be expanded to further “crack down” on organised crime… Read more
Good faith in NSW public servants ‘not dented’ by Ruby Princess findings, Bret Walker says Monday August 17, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal There are no 'systemic' failures to address, special commissioner Bret Walker has found. Read more
ABF defends Christmas Island reopening on Twitter, AHRC ‘deeply concerned’ Wednesday August 5, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The Australian Border Force has taken to social media to defend its decision to reopen the detention centre on Christmas Island after a number of media… Read more
ABF refutes ‘unhelpful and distracting’ claims an officer let sick Ruby Princess passengers disembark Friday July 31, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The Australian Border Force has hit back at claims that one of its senior officers allowed 2700 Ruby Princess passengers to disembark without first testing… Read more
Home Affairs’ new border processing system uses facial and fingerprint recognition Thursday June 4, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The new Enterprise Biometric Identification Services system launched on Wednesday would improve Home Affairs' ability to identify criminals and 'persons of national security interest' via… Read more
How federal departments have supported their staff during bushfires Tuesday January 14, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The federal public servants tasked with delivering crucial services to bushfire affected communities have also been receiving much-needed support from their departments. A range of… Read more
ABF officers directed to remove patches and cover tattoos Wednesday December 18, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The Department of Home Affairs has told uniformed Australian Border Force officers they must remove insignia flashes and hide tattoos. The new rules have reportedly… Read more
The state of Home Affairs: Michael Outram’s address to the Home Affairs Industry Summit Thursday November 28, 2019 By Michael Outram Editors' Picks Here is the speech Australian Border Force Commissioner Michael Outram gave to the Home Affairs Industry Summit on 19 November 2019. In May, as part… Read more
Complaint-handling linked to low morale: insider says Home Affairs is rife with ███████ Friday November 15, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal An angry insider links simmering discontent about promotions and deep distrust of senior executives in the Department of Home Affairs to the way internal complaints… Read more
Public hearings into Home Affairs casino-corruption allegations on hold till further notice Wednesday October 30, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal The Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity’s public hearings into an allegedly corrupt relationship between Crown casinos and parts of the Department of Home Affairs… Read more
Home Affairs and Border Force executives to appear at ACLEI’s first public inquiry with former ABF chief Roman Quaedvlieg Thursday October 24, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal The Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity will hold its first-ever public hearings in 13 years as part of its inquiry into allegations of a… Read more
No help from the helpline: ABC uncovers new ‘bureaucratic bungles’ in Hakeem Al-Araibi case Friday October 11, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal The ABC has uncovered new details of how Australian authorities contributed to refugee Hakeem Al-Araibi almost being shipped back to his persecutors in the kingdom… Read more
Premium Columnists Cans of worms and what the Auditor-General is thinking of digging up next. The hints are there for the taking Friday October 4, 2019 By Verona Burgess Features The Australian National Audit Office’s annual work program gives departments and agencies the chance to fix problems before the auditors arrive. Not everyone takes the… Read more
For those on the left, the Coalition's actions speak louder than the Prime Minister's words Tuesday August 27, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal Federal Labor members and the public sector union both agreed with parts of the Prime Minister's speech to his public service troops but argued the… Read more
Access all areas: national intelligence agencies want one pass for all headquarters Tuesday August 6, 2019 By Stephen Easton Career Advice The days of carrying around separate access cards to get into different buildings might soon be coming to an end for the 10 agencies of… Read more
