There have been startling scenes along Australia's northern coast in recent months, amid what's being described as an 'unprecedented surge' in foreign boats. While some have been carrying asylum-seekers … Australian Border Force says they're mostly illegal fishing crews.
It's a practice that's been going on for hundreds of years.
But now, in the lead-up to a federal election, it's proving an awkward intersection of concern over border security, the environmental impact and the welfare of impoverished fishers, some of whom are dying in Australian waters.
National Regional Reporter Erin Parke has this special report.
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