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Two French women have appeared before the Brisbane Magistrates Court charged for their alleged roles in a failed plot to import 32kg of methamphetamine into Australia.

French women charged with smuggling $29m of meth into Australia

It’s the second time efforts to import drugs have been intercepted in Brisbane in as many weeks.

  • Courtney Kruk

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A composite image of Australian writer Alistair Kitchen, film director and actor Charlie Chaplin, and musician John Lennon with the words “access denied” superimposed across the composite.

The US says this Australian writer was expelled because of a drug lie. He’s not the first

American authorities once attempted to deport John Lennon, ostensibly for possessing cannabis.

  • Nick Bonyhady
Alistair Kitchen, a 33-year-old Australian man from Castlemaine, was detained and deported at the US border over his writing on student Palestine protests.

Australian deported from US says he was targeted for writing on Palestine protests

Alistair Kitchen’s mother said America under Donald Trump was “not a US we recognise now” after her son was interrogated and put on a plane back home.

  • Michael Koziol
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

‘Simply not true’: Indonesia rejects reports of Russian military base

Australia’s northern neighbour has reassured the federal government that Russia will not be allowed to base long-range aircraft 1400 kilometres from Darwin.

  • Matthew Knott
“Enhanced vetting” is seeing some travellers turned away from the US at the border for unusual reasons.

An Australian was denied US entry for bizarre reasons. He’s not alone

One Australian traveller says he’s now $15,000 out of pocket after being denied entry to the US after “enhanced vetting”. His crime? Choosing a cheap fare.

  • Anthony Dennis
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Achieving a happy medium in the national capital

While others tackle a hot tertiary topic.

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Long queues at Sydney Airport after a mass outage.

National tech outage causes delays at airports across Australia

The issue affecting Australian Border Force systems led to significant disruptions for passengers.

  • Jessica McSweeney
Manchester illegal cigarettes in Brisbane.

Illegal tobacco trade quietly exploding across Brisbane

Brisbane Times visited ten retailers across multiple suburbs. All of them sold illegal cigarettes.

  • William Davis
In the year to May, about one in five prospective students had their visa applications refused.

Asylum claims at six-year high as record numbers await decision

The list of people in limbo is growing by about 1000 a month as huge backlogs and five-year appeal wait times expose the immigration system to exploitation.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
One reader has found the rollout of new SmartGates at Sydney Airport to be a schemozzle.

Passenger anger over new ‘improved’ SmartGates at Australian airports

Border Force claims the new SmartGates have made things quicker, but that’s not my experience or those of our readers. But at least one positive change is coming.

  • Michael Gebicki

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