Australian Border Force Key Brief Prepared For Spillover Budget Estimates Hearting, May 2024 ​

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This Australian Border Force brief to the May 2024 Budget Estimates Hearing outlines Border Protection funding allocations and operational challenges. The 2024-25 Budget provides $6.76 billion over four years, representing the highest funding in a decade and a $1.31 billion increase from the 2022-23 Budget. Key budget measures include Operation Sovereign Borders Annual Sustainment ($266.7 million in 2024-25), Enabling Western Sydney International Airport ($120 million over four years), Civil Maritime Critical Security Capabilities ($116.3 million in 2024-25), and Engineered Stone Import Prohibition ($32.1 million over two years). Maritime Border Command (MBC) operates at heightened tempo responding to increased illegal foreign fishing and unauthorised maritime arrivals from Indonesia, with recent vessel interceptions on the Australian mainland. Operations are intelligence-based and risk-informed but constrained by