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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

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Border Force has urged the Albanese government to invest more in the passport processing system. 

‘You are running a clown show’: Inside Australia’s airport chaos

Angry travellers have swamped Border Force with complaints about the SmartGate system being plagued by long delays and technical failures.

  • Eryk Bagshaw
The AFP and ABF are warning of the serious consequences of illegally importing 1,4 Butanediol - commonly known as bute.

‘Tidal wave’ of date rape drug reaching NSW shores

Imports of the drug, a few milligrams of which can be fatal, have soared despite a police crackdown.

  • Amber Schultz
The budget bottom line has suffered a $31 billion hit from over-estimates of tobacco excise.

Vaping and black market tobacco burn $31 billion hole in budget revenue

Alcohol levies are raising more money for the budget than cigarettes as documents reveal Treasury was unprepared for the financial fallout from vaping and black market tobacco.

  • Shane Wright
Investigators found 2.5kg of cocaine inside Jae Young Choi’s suitcases at Sydney Airport in March 2023

‘That can look suspicious’: how a drug smuggler came undone

Saddled with a $450,000 debt and a serious addiction to gambling, Jae Young Choi was in trouble.

  • Sally Rawsthorne
SmartGate

‘Bali is more seamless’: The passport processing headache greeting Australian travellers

Long queues are forming at Australia’s airports thanks to a digital processing system that is riddled with faults.

  • Eryk Bagshaw
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Accused smuggler sailed into sea cucumber bust after ‘fleeing’ rehab for Indonesia

An accused drug trafficker who “fled rehab” in NSW unwittingly sailed into a border force operation targeting sea cucumber poachers, derailing his plot to reach Indonesia.

  • Perry Duffin and Jordan Baker
Items seized during police raids at two Perth homes, including Nazi iconography, weapons, grenades. Pictures: Australian Federal Police

Police uncover Nazi iconography, trip mine, grenades in Perth raids

A German anti-tank projectile was intercepted while en route from Kazakhstan to Perth, leading to WA Police and Border Force to two homes in Perth’s north-east.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
Kazem Hamad.

He’s one of Australia’s most wanted criminals. This is why he’s untouchable

Police suspect Kazem Hamad is directing the Melbourne tobacco war firebombings, shootings and drug trafficking from Iraq. We reveal why they can’t bring him back to face justice.

  • Chris Vedelago and Marta Pascual Juanola
Australia lags behind other developed nations when it comes to a simple entry process.

There’s a big change coming to Australian airports, but it’s not enough

Australia is finally beginning to replace paper incoming passenger cards with a digital version, but there’s still room for improvement at our airports.

  • Ben Groundwater

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