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Stop the boats: Email exposes Border Force plans to save money by halting ocean patrols
The Australian Border Force plans to save money on fuel by pulling ships from ocean patrols, amid a high-stakes political fight between the Morrison government and Labor over border…
- Nicole Hasham
- Brisbane Times
The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age has sighted an internal Border Force email stating that “operational limitations” will be imposed to achieve a saving in the annual fuel budget and “ships…
It also explains the move is in line with budget control measures, which are in force until the end of the financial year to rein in a purported multimillion-dollar blowout.
The email also notes the…