Border Farce: eight ways the government and bureaucratic spin is riddled with holes

By Nicole Hasham
Updated August 31 2015 - 10:13pm, first published 2:31pm
Protest against the Australian Border Force in Melbourne last week. Photo: Joe Armao
Protest against the Australian Border Force in Melbourne last week. Photo: Joe Armao

The Immigration and Border Protection portfolio hinges on secrecy and a tightly curbed flow of information, which makes the statements of public officials critically important.