The Latest Breaking News from Australian Border Force

Border patrol needs to... mellow out.

Australian Federal Police (AFP) said on Thursday it had taken the head of a global drug trafficking syndicate, dubbed 'Asia's El Chapo', into custody after he was extradited from the Netherlands.

Novak Djokovic is set to be granted a visa to play in next year’s Australian Open despite his high-profile deportation in January

Some 900 million Australia dollars ($565m) will be allocated to the Pacific region, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said.

A Melbourne-based immigration lawyer says Novak Djokovic will likely be successful if he applies for a visa to enter Australia for the season-opening tennis major next year despite his high-profile deportation in January

Blue-tongue lizards and sulphur-crested cockatoos are among the native animals frequently smuggled overseas.

Sri Lankan fishermen say a key measure introduced by the Australian government to deter operators from sending desperate people across the seas is ineffective, while official sources say the brother of a Sri Lankan MP is being investigated over allegations of people smuggling.

Some 11 tonnes of illicit drugs were detected at the border last financial year, and the problem of workers exploiting their insider knowledge is getting worse.

The Indonesian fishing camp on the northern WA coast has sparked concerns about how the crew was able to come and go undetected by the Australian Border Force.