Tonnes of illicit tobacco and millions of illegal vapes have been ripped out of the organised crime supply chain in Australia ...

Australian Border Force officials have foiled an attempt by people smugglers to find a new way of breaching the nation’s ...

The operation involved Australia Border Force with the help of Queensland Police. State Member for Cook David Kempton on Tuesday night more action to protect Australia’s “porous” ocean borders. “All ...

A surge in child abuse material detections at Australia’s international airports has prompted the Australian Border Force ...

Ten Indonesian nationals pleaded guilty to illegally fishing in Australian waters in separate cases at Darwin Local Court on April 29 and 30, 2025. The first case arose from an incident on April 3, ...

ABF disposed of all four vessels and will bring the crews to Darwin, NT for further investigation by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority for suspected offences against the Fisheries ...

A desperate group of alleged tobacco smugglers managed to dump $4.5m worth of black market tobacco on a remote Northern Territory beach before making a wild dash for international waters, which ...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has dismissed concerns a secret operation using fishing boats to remove people from Australia's northern waters is subsidising illegal fishers and people smugglers.

More than 20 million illegal vapes, with a street value of just over $1 billion, have been seized by law enforcement authorities since Australia's vaping reforms came into effect. Figures obtained ...

The Australian Border Force and local lawyers offer tips on how rights holders can increase the effectiveness of enforcement actions. Register for free to receive our newsletter, view leading ...

The investigation began in April when Australian Border Force officers detected irregularities in two shipping containers ...