HISTORICAL FACTS: 3 - The Untold Story

Australia seizes 800kg of cocaine worth $210m from cargo ship

‘It’s incredible to think that those behind this audacious attempt thought they could get away it’

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2023

Bungendore landscaper Timothy Engstrom sentenced to 11 years in jail over plot to import cocaine in excavator arm

Timothy Engstrom is sentenced to 11 and a half years in prison over his part in a plot to import nearly 300 kilograms of cocaine hidden in the arm of an excavator from South Africa.

ABC News · May 26, 2023

Spotlight on border workers as cocaine seizures soar

The Australian Border Force has recorded a lift in cocaine seizures with about 1000 supply chain workers at ports and airports concerning police.

AAP · May 23, 2023

Death of Iraqi refugee at Villawood detention centre under investigation

An investigation is underway into the death of a 28-year-old man on Sunday morning who, advocates say, was held at Villawood Detention Centre for the past five years.

ABC News · Jan 29, 2023

Immigration detainee not given new food because maggots ‘just on the vegetables’, report finds

Advocates say ombudsman’s findings lay bare ‘inhumane’ treatment in Australia’s detention centres

The Guardian - AU · Jan 23, 2023

Cruise ships unable to dock in Burnie, Tasmania, due to weather and scheduling changes

Of the 35 cruise ships due to dock in Burnie this season, five have already been unable to make the stop, and it means local tourism operators and businesses are missing out.

ABC News · Jan 19, 2023

King Of Impulse Buys Hamish Blake Reveals He Got 2 Marshmallow Crossbows Seized By Border Force

Border patrol needs to... mellow out.

Pedestrian.tv · Jan 13, 2023

'Asia's El Chapo' extradited to Australia to face drug trafficking charges

Australian Federal Police (AFP) said on Thursday it had taken the head of a global drug trafficking syndicate, dubbed 'Asia's El Chapo', into custody after he was extradited from the Netherlands.

Reuters · Dec 22, 2022

Daryl Maguire, former MP and ex-partner of Gladys Berejiklian, charged over alleged visa fraud

Maguire has been charged with criminal conspiracy over alleged offences committed while he was a NSW MP

The Guardian - AU · Nov 29, 2022

Former NSW MP Daryl Maguire charged over alleged visa and migration fraud

The ex-Wagga Wagga MP is charged with conspiring to commit an offence after an "extensive investigation" by the Australian Border Force.

ABC News · Nov 29, 2022