Labor calls on Auditor-General to investigate Australian Border Force

By Lisa Cox
Updated September 1 2015 - 8:13am, first published August 31 2015 - 12:15am
Police watch as protesters rally inside Flinders Street Station on Friday against    Australian Border Force officers taking part in Operation Fortitude. Photo: MAL FAIRCLOUGH
Police watch as protesters rally inside Flinders Street Station on Friday against Australian Border Force officers taking part in Operation Fortitude. Photo: MAL FAIRCLOUGH

Labor has called on the Auditor-General to investigate what training Australian Border Force officials have been given since the agency was established in July this year and whether their legal powers extend to random visa checks.

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