This fishing boat was intercepted off Cobourg Peninsula on January 4. Photo: ABF The Australian Border Force (ABF) have seized six tonnes of sea cucumber and intercepted 12 fishing poaching boats in Northern Territory waters in just a month. ABF acting Commander Tracie Griffin says the results show their Operation Lunar is having an immediate impact…
Airline and NT government officials celebrate the announcement of the service. Photo: AirAsia AirAsia will be returning to the Northern Territory this year with the resumption of Darwin-Bali services in March. The airline is to operate three-weekly direct flights from March 22 and is expected to deliver over 1000 visitors weekly, the NT government says.…
Photo: stock The remaining members of the Bali Nine have returned to Australia on Sunday after serving more than 19 years in an Indonesian jail. The Australian Government confirmed that Australians, Matthew Norman, Scott Rush, Martin Stephens, Si Yi Chen, and Michael Czugaj are back in Australia. An Indonesia minister told media outlets that the…
Japan attracted the largest year-on-year growth in Australian visitors for October, the ATIA says. Picture: stock JAPAN, Vietnam and Indonesia are the top trending destinations for Australians heading off on overseas visits. The countries were identified in an Australian Travel Industry Association (ATIA) monthly travel trends report using government data and inhouse analysis. ATIA says…
Authorities burnt one of two illegal fishing boats in NT waters on Friday, November 22. Picture: ABF Australian border and maritime authorities have intercepted 139 fishing poachers in five months and says the role of remote communities is proving vital. The praise follows the interception of two more boats on Friday, November 22, and the…
Border and fisheries officials board one of the boats. Picture: AFMA Border and fisheries officials have boarded and seized catches from 14 Indonesian fishing boats in just four days. The Australian Border Force (ABF) says there were 113 crew aboard all of the boats which were caught in northern Australian waters. The operation was carried…