Australian Border Force to have up to 6000 officers, most trained in use of force

By Peter Hartcher
Updated September 1 2015 - 4:18pm, first published 3:19pm
Protesters rally against the Australian Border Force in Melbourne last week over the aborted joint operation in the CBD. Photo: Joe Armao
Protesters rally against the Australian Border Force in Melbourne last week over the aborted joint operation in the CBD. Photo: Joe Armao
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton, Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Australian Border Force commissioner Roman Quaedvlieg. Photo: Andrew Meares
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton, Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Australian Border Force commissioner Roman Quaedvlieg. Photo: Andrew Meares

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