while traveling outside the U.S.
I must admit to being a bit perplexed at the time. Border security on an island didn't seem to make for a lot of excitement.
Then I read this from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation: $4.3b to bolster national security.
There will also be new high-tech measures, with $69 million to introduce biometric checks of international passengers before they embark for Australia, and $11.4 million for the Next Generation Border Security Initiative that identifies visa applicants who may pose a security risk.In reading the article it becomes clear that oceans are no defense against modern threats and there are those who will use Australia's values of freedom and hospitality to asylum seekers against it.
Good on you, Australia, and keep up the good work.
