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Criminals try furniture, brick walls and clothes to smuggle vapes and cigarettes into Australia

Officials say enhanced intelligence and stronger cooperation with international partners are helping them pinpoint high-risk consignments more effectively, regardless of where or how they enter the country.

Travellers caught with 70,000 undeclared cigarettes deported home

Authorities estimate the avoided taxes would have exceeded $940,000.

Cricket Australia regrets Gavaskar’s absence from trophy presentation, acknowledges misstep

“It’s the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, and it’s about Australia and India. I would have been happy to present the trophy with my good friend Allan Border. It shouldn’t matter who won; both names are on the trophy.”

18-year-old US traveller charged with allegedly importing 26kg of meth in suitcases

ABF Travel East Commander Rose Cracknell said the volume seized at the border today has stopped hundreds of thousands of individual street deals flooding Sydney’s streets.

Woman swims 22 miles to marry boyfriend she met on Facebook 

Krishna entered the wild forests of Sunderban, known for its Royal Bengal Tigers, and then swam for an hour in the river to enter India to marry Abhik.

Why is China so interested in Australia’s neighbourhood?

China has agreed to pump in millions of dollars to boost infrastructure in the island nation. Of course, there aren’t any free lunches in the world.

Indian family frozen to death attempting to illegally cross US-Canada border

Human traffickers had taken advantage of a family’s desire to seek a better life.

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Melbourne family shattered by loss of 16-year-old son, calls for better pedestrian protection

Chris Rua Antony died in hospital on February 20, a week after he was struck by a car while walking home from school along Pound Road in Narre Warren South.

Gaza’s endless War: Proxies, misinformation, and the civilians caught in between

Many senior Hamas leaders have lived for years in luxury abroad, in places such as Qatar and elsewhere, far removed from the consequences of the war they help direct.

Albanese and ministers join Ramadan celebrations, encouraging wider community participation

Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek described Ramadan nights in Lakemba as one of Sydney’s great traditions, pointing to the bustling streets and strong sense of community.
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