Korean partner agencies host Australian Border Force Defence Australia and South Korea have grown closer, responding to changing strategic conditions and the growing opportunities for co-investment.
Border Force boss literally writes his own leadership algorithms to stay ahead of AI April 15, 2024 By Julian Bajkowski Federal Why pay consultants when the boss can cut his own formulae to train LLMs? Warning: contains algebra and Greek symbols.
Home Affairs to name and shame businesses exploiting migrant workers March 14, 2024 By Dan Holmes Federal Recent Industrial Relations reforms have granted new powers to address recommendations of the Migrant Workers Taskforce.
Vape shops could close as government eyes sales ban February 29, 2024 By Kat Wong Federal The government has already banned the importation of single-use vapes. From tomorrow, all imported vapes without a licence are banned.
Australian Border Force tries to shift 120 tonnes of seized vapes a month January 18, 2024 By Julian Bajkowski Community & Social Nobody in the waste stream wants to take vapes because they are toxic and their lithium batteries explode upon crushing.
Premium Insights and analysis National cabinet backs whole-of-system reforms to ease health system pressures, makes GST breakthrough December 7, 2023 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Working better together has been the unifying theme of the latest meeting convening all the state and territory premieres and first ministers.
Cash splash for detainee monitoring eases union tensions November 28, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Community & Social Indefinite detention for immigration detainees was never cheap. Now it’s illegal, and even more expensive.
Obelia sting seizes 35 tonnes of vaping products with hidden nicotine November 8, 2023 By Melissa Coade Federal Campaign Obelia has seized a mass of vaping products suspected to contain nicotine from being imported into the country.
Premium Columnists Dutton’s debacle: How the faux-tough immigration cops lost control of our borders October 6, 2023 By Bernard Keane Editors' Picks Peter Dutton presided over a department that enabled organised crime, sex traffickers and illegal immigrants to treat our borders as porous.
Premium Insights and analysis Mike Pezzullo’s career crater gives Albanese licence to demilitarise APS September 26, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Editors' Picks If luck is the confluence of opportunity and circumstance, Albo just hit the respin feature on reworking immigration policy.
Public service union agitates for swift Pezzullo removal September 25, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Federal No tears shed for demise of the public service tough guy.
Spotlight on public service spirit in new MoAD exhibit August 30, 2023 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Inspiring stories of more than 200 government employees, APS innovation and service delivery have been curated for a special exhibit in Old Parliament House.
Premium Columnists Former poachers might be not so desirable after PwC scandal June 30, 2023 By Verona Burgess Editors' Picks A former career with a major consultancy may not have quite the cachet it gained when so-called ‘small government’ became all the rage.
Outram gets another 18 months as Border Force commissioner April 12, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Federal The commissioner of the Australian Border Force (ABF), Michael Outram, has been reappointed to the top role.
Agent X reporting for duty October 26, 2022 By Tom Ravlic Federal Eight new assumed identity authorisations were granted for the Australian Border Force during the 2021-22 financial year.
