Border Security: Australia's Front Line

30min

Documentary

Crime

Drama

Reality

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.

Episodes

Cast

Episode 1

1. Episode 1

23min

13th Oct 2004

Go behind-the-scenes of our Immigration, Customs and Quarantine departments.

Episode 2

2. Episode 2

22min

20th Oct 2004

A positive test result for cocaine on a passenger leads to a formal interview, a Federal Police investigation and a trip to the local hospital.

Episode 3

3. Episode 3

23min

27th Oct 2004

An English tourist's life with her boyfriend in Australia hangs in the balance. The Australian Customs Vessel intercepts an illegal fishing boat.

Episode 4

4. Episode 4

23min

3rd Nov 2004

A holiday maker carrying 'Lord of the Rings' statues is investigated and A couple with carrying hidden weapons in their luggage is interviewed.

Episode 5

5. Episode 5

30min

10th Nov 2004

A 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.

Episode 106

6. Episode 106

30min

17th Nov 2004

Episode 7

7. Episode 7

30min

24th Nov 2004

An 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.

Episode 8

8. Episode 8

30min

1st Dec 2004

An 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.

Episode 9

9. Episode 9

30min

8th Dec 2004

When 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.

Episode 10

10. Episode 10

30min

15th Dec 2004

First air date

13th Oct 2004

Last air date

26th Nov 2023

Status

Returning Series

Type

Documentary

Original language

en

Networks