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Multi-factor Authentication for ImmiAccount is coming.

From 18 June 2025 the department is introducing Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) to ImmiAccount. For more information, see Strengthening ImmiAccount security through Multi-factor Authentication (MFA).

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Border Operations 03-06-2025
This is a joint release between Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force
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Border Operations 01-06-2025
This is a joint release between the Australian Federal Police, Australian Border Force and Western Australia Police Force
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Border Operations 01-06-2025
An investigation began on 16 October 2024, when Australian Border Force (ABF) officers at Sydney Airport stopped the woman after she arrived on an international flight
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Operation Sovereign Borders 29-05-2025
This statement provides an update on Operation Sovereign Borders (OSB) activities related to the reception and processing of unauthorised maritime arrivals (UMAs)*.
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14 Mar 2025Systems maintenance 21-22 March 2025We will be doing systems maintenance on some of our online systems between 8:30pm (AEDT) Friday 21 March 2025 and 12:00pm (AEDT) Saturday 22 March 2025.
25 Oct 2024Notification to passengers arriving in Australia related to the 3G mobile networksNotification to passengers arriving in Australia related to the 3G mobile networks
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