Government ministers have vowed to deter illegal fishing and smuggling boats from Australian waters

Government ministers have vowed to deter illegal fishing and smuggling boats from Australian waters

Federal and state ministers have visited the Torres Strait in a bid to reassure the community, after more than a dozen Indonesian fishing boats were intercepted in Australian waters this year. A major inter-governmental operation is underway. Border Force boats, planes and personnel are in the region to tackle illegal fishing, drug, and people smuggling, along with biosecurity risks.