Border Security: Australia's Front Line

Synopsis

Border Security: Australia's Front Line is an Australian television program that airs on the Seven Network. The show follows the work of officers of Australian Customs and Border Protection, the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service, and the Department of Immigration and Citizenship as they enforce Australian customs, quarantine, immigration and finance laws. Most of the programme is filmed at Sydney and Melbourne airports. Occasionally, the program features other locations such as Brisbane Airport, Perth Airport, seaports, international mail centres, raids on workplaces suspected of employing persons contrary to the restrictions of their visa or immigrant status and the work of Customs vessels and aircraft in the waters of Northern Australia.

First Air Date: 2004-10-13

Last Air Date: 2023-11-26

Number of Seasons: 22

Number of Episodes: 252

Networks: Seven Network

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Top Cast

Grant Bowler as N/A

Seasons

Specials (2009) - (3 Episodes)

Season 1 (2004) - (10 Episodes)

Season 2 (2005) - (11 Episodes)

Season 3 (2006) - (23 Episodes)

Season 4 (2006) - (10 Episodes)

Season 5 (2007) - (22 Episodes)

Season 6 (2008) - (10 Episodes)

Season 7 (2009) - (10 Episodes)

Season 8 (2009) - (15 Episodes)

Season 9 (2010) - (6 Episodes)

Season 10 (2010) - (8 Episodes)

Season 11 (2011) - (10 Episodes)

Season 12 (2012) - (7 Episodes)

Season 13 (2013) - (17 Episodes)

Season 14 (2019) - (15 Episodes)

Season 15 (Unknown Year) - (22 Episodes)

Season 16 (Unknown Year) - (15 Episodes)

Season 17 (2017) - (1 Episodes)

Season 18 (2018) - (8 Episodes)

Season 19 (2019) - (5 Episodes)

Season 20 (2020) - (5 Episodes)

Season 21 (2021) - (12 Episodes)

Season 22 (2023) - (10 Episodes)

Specials (2009)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Concealment Special (2009-10-07)

In this special edition, see some of the amazing lengths people will go to in order to conceal and smuggle illegal goods across our borders.
Ep. 2: Food Fights Special (2009-10-14)

They might be in the wrong but that doesn't stop passengers with undeclared food items spitting the dummy on their way into Australia. In a special edition, Border Security showcases the most memorable moments featuring passengers who find themselves in strife at Quarantine.
Ep. 3: C Squadron Afghanistan (2010-04-04)

In an Australian television first, Seven’s Border Security cameras were embedded with the Armed Forces elite C-Squadron on the dangerous frontlines of Afghanistan. This gripping one hour special takes viewers deep behind Taliban enemy lines with Australia’s Chinook helicopter pilots as they risk their lives under constant enemy fire to transport soldiers and vital supplies to the frontline.