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EP#50: Opening the Border
Work with Purpose: A podcast about the Australian Public Service.
English - October 25, 2021 04:40 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingGovernment News Politics australian government public service public sector government australia Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: EP#49: The EA Journey
Next Episode: EP#51: Let’s talk Elections
For almost two years Australia’s border has been closed off to the rest of the world to help protect Australia from COVID-19. Closing this border was not an easy task and opening it won’t be either. Australia’s Border Force are the ones that are set with these difficult tasks. Working day and night, these important members of the APS help protect Australia from an array of pests and diseases, and more recently, COVID-19.
In this weeks episode we are joined by Michael Outram, Commissioner at the Australian Border Force, as we discuss the important work the ABF has been doing to help keep Australia safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Discussed in this episode:
The ABF’s COVID-19 responseChallenges faced during the pandemicSteps being taken to reopen Australia’s borderTechnologies used in the ABF to help keep Australian’s safeHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.