Departmental Briefings Prepared For Additional Estimates Hearings In Relation To Quick Facts, Operation Sovereign Borders And Maritime, February 2024 And May 2024 ​

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This departmental briefing prepared for budget estimates hearings outlines Australian Border Force maritime operations and funding for 2024-25. Border Protection funding reached $6.76 billion over four years—the highest in a decade—representing a $1.31 billion increase from the previous budget cycle. Key 2024-25 allocations include $266.7 million for Operation Sovereign Borders Annual Sustainment, $120 million for Western Sydney International Airport enablement, $116.3 million for Civil Maritime Critical Security Capabilities, and $32.1 million for engineered stone import prohibition. The Maritime Border Command operates at heightened tempo responding to increased illegal foreign fishing threats and unauthorised maritime arrivals from Indonesia, including recent vessel arrivals on the Australian mainland. The briefing identifies capability gaps limiting intelligence-based operations and notes resource constraints requiring asset requests from the Australian Defence Force and other agencies, which creates flow-on costs and effects across