The past week has thrown Australia’s strict border control and detention system into the spotlight. Share full article. Protesters outside Park Hotel in Melbourne, Australia, on Monday.

Key Background. In 2020, Australia relied on some of the world’s most stringent lockdowns and border control measures to successfully curb the spread of the coronavirus within its borders.

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. MELBOURNE, Australia — Weary after two years of some of the harshest ...

The 2022-3 Australia Border Force annual report had noted a reduction of “maritime patrol days” by 6% and aerial patrols by 14%, the result of vessel maintenance, ...