Border Security: Australia's Front Line
Border Security: Australia's Front Line is an Australian television program that airs on the Seven Network. The show follows the work of officers of Australian Customs and Border Protection, the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service, and the Department of Immigration and Citizenship as they enforce Australian customs, quarantine, immigration and finance laws. Most of the programme is filmed at Sydney and Melbourne airports. Occasionally, the program features other locations such as Brisbane Airport, Perth Airport, seaports, international mail centres, raids on workplaces suspected of employing persons contrary to the restrictions of their visa or immigrant status and the work of Customs vessels and aircraft in the waters of Northern Australia.
Cast: Grant Bowler
10 episodes
- 1. Episode 1Go behind-the-scenes of our Immigration, Customs and Quarantine departments.TV-14CC23minOct 13, 2004
- 2. Episode 2A positive test result for cocaine on a passenger leads to a formal interview, a Federal Police investigation and a trip to the local hospital.TV-14CC22minOct 20, 2004
- 3. Episode 3An English tourist's life with her boyfriend in Australia hangs in the balance. The Australian Customs Vessel intercepts an illegal fishing boat.TV-14CC23minOct 27, 2004
- 4. Episode 4A holiday maker carrying 'Lord of the Rings' statues is investigated and A couple with carrying hidden weapons in their luggage is interviewed.TV-14CC23minNov 3, 2004
- 5. Episode 5A Chinese student is cautioned by the Australian Federal Police for carrying a large wad of cash. Customs Officers X-ray a video casing containing possible drugs.TV-14CC30minNov 10, 2004
- 6. Episode 106No synopsis available yet.TV-14CC30minNov 17, 2004
- 7. Episode 7An Indonesian who has lived illegally in Australia for 6 years is caught in the middle of an Immigration sting on a restaurant in western Sydney. A South African passenger whose past has caught up with him 11,000 kilometres from home has one final chance to be allowed into Australia.TV-14CC30minNov 24, 2004
- 8. Episode 8An illegal vessel runs aground on a reef after a Customs vessel joins in the chase. A Korean passenger makes an indecent proposal during an Immigration interview. A mail room "weight watcher" goes on the search for a secret ingredient in cans of soup.TV-14CC30minDec 1, 2004
- 9. Episode 9When a Chinese passenger lays their cards on the table, will Customs call their bluff? A $60,000 Ferrari may be concealing contents that are worth one hundred times as much. Secret ingredients in some cans of soup could put a passenger in very hot water.TV-14CC30minDec 8, 2004
- 10. Episode 10No synopsis available yet.TV-14CC30minDec 15, 2004
Border Security: Australia's Front Line
Border Security: Australia's Front Line is an Australian television program that airs on the Seven Network. The show follows the work of officers of Australian Customs and Border Protection, the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service, and the Department of Immigration and Citizenship as they enforce Australian customs, quarantine, immigration and finance laws. Most of the programme is filmed at Sydney and Melbourne airports. Occasionally, the program features other locations such as Brisbane Airport, Perth Airport, seaports, international mail centres, raids on workplaces suspected of employing persons contrary to the restrictions of their visa or immigrant status and the work of Customs vessels and aircraft in the waters of Northern Australia.
Creators and cast
- Cast
- Grant Bowler
