Consular help should not be expected by Australians who travel overseas and get into trouble Editors' Picks When filling out exemption forms to travel abroad, Australians must check a box acknowledging they do not have a legal right to consular assistance —
Destitution on Australia’s hardening border with PNG – and the need for a better aid strategy April 13, 2020 By Mark Moran Defence Less than four kilometres from Australia’s northernmost islands in the Torres Strait lies the South Fly District of Papua New Guinea. If you’ve ever heard
Border Force chief Roman Quaedvlieg’s future decided 'in weeks' February 28, 2018 By Michelle Grattan News Attorney-General Christian Porter has said he will make a decision on the future of the head of Border Force, Commissioner Roman Quaedvlieg, within weeks. Porter
Australian Homeland Security Department groundhog day March 7, 2017 By David Donaldson News Some in the federal government are again pushing for a controversial merger of at least six agencies into a US-style Department of Homeland Security to help
Flying international? Soon it'll feel domestic says DIBP tech chief October 27, 2016 By Julian Bajkowski Case studies Fed-up with long snaking lines at passport control, filling-in paper arrival and departure cards and luggage that seems to take forever to roll onto the
Pay bargaining wars: the end is in sight for DIBP October 5, 2016 By Stephen Easton News Staff of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection can now see the end of their protracted enterprise bargaining process — which has dragged on for
CPSU marks three years of dispute with another airport strike August 12, 2016 By David Donaldson News Government employees at international airports and other sites are striking today over pay disputes soon to enter their fourth year. A 24-hour strike at airports, ports
‘Militarised’ Border Force claims are ‘inaccurate meme’: commissioner May 13, 2016 By Harley Dennett Foreign Affairs & Immigration The uniformed and public service heads of Australia’s border and immigration portfolio rejected claims of a “militarised” culture following the dissemination of internal employee survey comments on Thursday. The survey found
Airport strikes in holding pattern after Fair Work ruling April 28, 2016 By Stephen Easton News The Fair Work Commission has put a stop to airport strikes by Australian Border Force officers for just over two months, ruling past industrial action
Industrial action off again as Ag dept docks strikers April 6, 2016 By Stephen Easton Energy & Environment The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources is getting tough on union members among its airport-based staff, who have been taking industrial action in co-ordination
Securitised, sure, but hardly a militarised public service April 1, 2016 By John Coyne Features Since its formation in 2015, the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, and their operational arm the Australian Border Force have been the subject of
Strikes off! CPSU bows to PM pressure after Brussels attack March 23, 2016 By Stephen Easton News The Community and Public Sector Union has announced it will postpone its planned strikes at international airports over the Easter long weekend, following the airport
'Cynical' airport strikes condemned — think carefully about joining March 21, 2016 By Stephen Easton News Australian Public Service commissioner John Lloyd has hit back at the Community and Public Sector Union’s plans for strikes to hit airports around the Easter
Strike day: Immigration, Defence, Environment, ATO walk out March 21, 2016 By Stephen Easton News A massive co-ordinated strike today by union members across the Australian public service escalates the service-wide enterprise bargaining dispute that has dragged on for more
