New national-security agency combines Customs, Immigration
New commissioner Roman Quaedvlieg
A new national-security agency combining Customs and Immigration is overseeing Australia's borders from today. (july 1) The Federal Government is hailing it as the face of the new era in how Australia's borders are managed. The Australian Border Force will act as the nation's single frontline enforcement agency. The powers given to the head of the new organisation will rival those of the heads of ASIO, the Federal Police, the Defence Force and the counter-terrorism task force. Maheswaran Prabaharan reports in Tamil, feature prepared by Amanda Cavill for SBS News.
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