Border Security: Australia's Front Line

Great TV. Great entertainment. Very cheap to make and makes people aware. If you think you are clever, there are an awful lot of people cleverer than you. It's all been seen and done before, nothing new under the sun. The one thing that worries me is the lack of clean tools used by the customs officers. There seems to be a distinct possibility of cross contamination. Sure, the TV program shows those caught but what happened to those not shown in the TV? The street drug test kits have gained a certain notoriety in the USA (for giving false positives). I hope the Australian government pays for good kits. As they are so sensitive all tools should be absolutely clean. One thing that worried me recently was a computer (admittedly concealing card skimmers) that was opened with the screwdriver in a pen knife! Having had cause to open various electronic items I know that using the wrong tool can bugger the screws holding something together.

The jump-around editing combined with the terrible soundtrack which intended to empower the situations of the scenes after scenes actually ruined a peaceful viewing. Every episode of this series is the same, annoying jumping-around editing that ended up a very shaky camera work that would make your eyes and brain dizzy. Then again, the horrible supporting soundtracks that bombarded all the scenes shown on the screen, these negative factors together have made the series barely watchable. Furthermore, most of the episodes are concentrating on Australian airport and the visitors who often broke Australian laws are goofy Chinese people, especially those female ones who try to bring in illegally prohibited products from China, or drugs from Netherland, such episode after episode just became so cliched and so boring to watch. Now I finally understand what the old saying: "Same S..t, Different Day." actually means.

As someone who also came into Australia, I zipped through immigration and was hopping in a taxi in no time ---- because I followed the rules.

For those going on about apples and bananas, a law is a law.

I understood I was entering someone else's country and there are laws I need to abide by.

And for those who insist on bringing cooked food in their suitcase, my question is WHY????

There's an abundance of food in Australia. And you can find dishes and ingredients from so many foreign cultures here so why embarrass yourself like this?

And you know what --- if you want to only eat stuff from your home country, STAY HOME.

You're coming to Australia so eat what's bloody available here and leave your pork rolls at home.

One wonders why the customs dept don't employ more Chinese speakers on the frontline. Also why airlines originating from China don't show landing videos in Chinese.

I have watched many many episodes of Australian Border force, I am a law abiding citizen but would never come to Australia as your immigration processes are totally over the top You will stop people coming to your country. Maybe that's what you want but post Covid, nobody would be wanted to be treated like you treat people.