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Border Operations 27-08-2025
This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force
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Border Operations 27-08-2025
This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force
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Border Operations 27-08-2025
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Border Operations 26-08-2025
Investigations are continuing after Australian Border Force (ABF) officers foiled a large-scale criminal plot to import 900kg of amphetamine into NSW – one of the largest ever seizures of the drug in the state.
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24 Jun 2025Systems maintenance 30 June – 01 July 2025We will be doing systems maintenance on some of our online systems from 6:30 pm (AEST) Monday 30 June 2025 to 8 am (AEST) Tuesday 1 July 2025.
14 Mar 2025Systems maintenance 21-22 March 2025We will be doing systems maintenance on some of our online systems between 8:30pm (AEDT) Friday 21 March 2025 and 12:00pm (AEDT) Saturday 22 March 2025.
25 Oct 2024Notification to passengers arriving in Australia related to the 3G mobile networksNotification to passengers arriving in Australia related to the 3G mobile networks
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