Border Security

The NSW Government is considering an amalgamation of the State’s three volunteer surveillance and marine rescue groups: the Coast Guard, Coastal Patrol and the Marine Branch of the Volunteer Rescue Association.
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Border and environmental protection, combating illegal foreign fishing and the fight against people smuggling in northern Australia have been strengthened with more aircraft and a new patrol vessel.
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Australia is likely to see accelerated use of high technology such as biometrics which will revolutionise border protection and passenger movements, particularly at airports.
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With one of the largest maritime domains in the world, Australia faces a range of maritime security threats. The Border Protection Command’s Director of Strategic Plans, Colonel Marcus Fielding, discusses the Government’s arrangements to protect national interests.
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Security managers need to keep pace with the risks posed by the rapid evolution of telecommunications technology. By Malcolm Shore.
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The convergence of physical and IT security functions within enterprises is likened to the early days of flight. Visionaries have attempted to take their organisations in this direction and progress has been slow and difficult, but there is no doubt that “convergence” is intuitive and logical.
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