Crayfishing boats aboard ABF vessel

Growing evidence of secret taxpayer-funded boats for illegal foreign fishers

An Australian Border Force vessel has docked in Broome carrying four fishing boats, prompting anger from the fishing industry over a government scheme that gives illegal fishers boats to return home in.

Crayfishing boats aboard ABF vessel

Four crayfishing boats aboard an ABF vessel that departed Broome on Wednesday are believed to be part of a secretive program where they are provided to illegal fishers turned back in Australian waters.