Border Security: Australia's Front Line
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| Genre | Factual |
| Narrated by | Grant Bowler |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 16 |
| No. of episodes | 199 (as of 14 September 2016) |
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| Running time | Approx 30 minutes (including commercials) |
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| Original network | Seven Network |
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576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 13 October 2004 – present |
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| Related shows |
Border Security: Canada's Front Line Homeland Security USA Border Security New Zealand UK Border Force Customs (Irish TV series) |
Border Security: Australia's Front Line is an Australian factual television program that airs on the Seven Network. The show follows the work of officers of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, Australian Border Force, and the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service, as they enforce Australian immigration, customs, quarantine and finance laws. It also shows scenes from Sydney mail centre.
Most of the programme is filmed at Sydney and Melbourne airports. Occasionally, the program features other locations such as Brisbane Airport, Perth Airport, seaports, international mail centres, raids on workplaces suspected of employing persons contrary to the restrictions of their visa or immigrant status and the work of Australian Border Force vessels and aircraft in the waters of Northern Australia.
The show premiered in Australia in 2004 and became a ratings hit. The first season was hosted by Grant Bowler, who stopped appearing on camera in subsequent seasons. However, Bowler appears on the show again in 2010 at the beginning of the show. In all seasons, Bowler provides the voice over for every story. The show has continued to air since then, and airs on Wednesday nights in 2010. It is classified PG. The show was moved to a Sunday Night slot for Season 7 in 2011. The show premiered on Sunday 6 February 2011, at 7:30pm time slot. The show continues to garner high ratings.
The show is also broadcast internationally. In New Zealand, it airs on TVNZ's TV1. It airs in the United Kingdom on Sky Livingit, Pick TV, Discovery ID, and in Ireland on TV3 (airing as Nothing to Declare in both the UK and Ireland),
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