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Five Indonesian fishermen have pleaded guilty in the Darwin District Court to charges of illegally fishing in Australian waters.

In early April the boat carrying 15 Chinese citizens landed at the remote Mungalalu Truscott Airbase, but it wasnt until days later that Defence personnel tracked them all down.

Labor’s anti-refugee crackdown renews the role played by successive Australian governments since the 1990s in setting global precedents for governments to shut their borders.

The Australian Border Force seized more than 200 boats, sunk 48, and apprehended 1,000 fishermen.

The ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ISC), in cooperation with its Australia Focal Point, the Australia Border Force (Maritime Border Command), toda...

The ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ISC), in cooperation with its Australia Focal Point, the Australia Border Force (Maritime Border Command), toda...

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Torres Strait Islanders say foreign fishing vessels are plundering their waters in unprecedented numbers, further threatening their traditional ...

Australian Border Force (ABF) Commander Claire Rees from Maritime Border Command (MBC) is on a visit to India and Maldives. During the ongoing visit, the official visited the Heads of Asian Coast Guard Agencies Meeting (HACGAM) and had meetings with the Maldivian Coast Guard and other agencies.  “At HACGAM, Australia engaged with all major coast guard agencies in the Asian region to reinforce longstanding relationships and cooperation on civil maritime security matters,” Commander Rees sai...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – A People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) intelligence ship is currently operating off the north-west shelf of Australia, the Australian Department of Defence said Friday. Australia’s DoD identified the vessel as China’s Dongdiao-class auxiliary intelligence ship Haiwangxing (792) and released imagery and video of the ship. A graphic of Haiwangxing’s voyage showed […]