Border Force seizes foreign fishing boat and detains crew off Far North Queensland
Australian Border Force (ABF) has seized a suspected foreign fishing boat off Queensland’s northern tip and detained its…
Banned hair-loss drugs flood UK despite threat of ‘erectile dysfunction and suicidal thoughts’
Some 65,194 unlicensed drugs were confiscated by border force agents between 2021 and 2026, according to MHRA figures…
Therapeutic Goods Administration issues safety alert amid explosion of illegal peptide use
Australia’s drug regulator has issued a safety alert about unregulated peptides, warning the latest wellness craze poses a…
Alleged crime syndicate accused of plan to smuggle tonnes of cocaine by sea
Nine men have been charged over alleged attempts to smuggle tonnes of illicit drugs into Victoria by sea.…
ABF intercepts 150,000 melatonin units
Melissa Clarke: More than 150,000 tablets or gummies of melatonin have been intercepted by Australian border force in…
Illegal fishing vessels threaten Australia’s agricultural sector as biosecurity concerns grow
Australian primary producers say they are concerned about the risk of foreign pests crippling entire industries if overseas…
Indonesian fishermen who ‘should have known better’ jailed after repeat offences in Australian waters
Four Indonesian fishermen have been jailed for four months for poaching sea cucumber from a protected marine park…
Indonesian fishermen who ‘should have known better’ jailed after repeat offences in Australian waters
Four Indonesian fishermen have been jailed for four months for poaching sea cucumber from a protected marine park…
Six Chinese nationals found in Kalumburu detained by immigration officials
A group of six Chinese nationals found in a remote northern WA Indigenous community after arriving by sea…
Growing evidence of secret taxpayer-funded boats for illegal foreign fishers
An Australian Border Force (ABF) vessel carrying four fishing boats docked in Broome in Western Australia’s north this…
Child sex doll heads sold as model mannequins to harness loophole
Warning: This story contains details of child sexual abuse. Child sex abuse doll torsos and disembodied heads are…
National Disruption Group to be established to crush tobacco black market
A new National Disruption Group will be convened to stamp out the exploding illicit tobacco market and other…