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Home Affairs delays Australia's airport smartgate upgrade
Rollout now planned from 2021.
Dec 20 2019 7:05AM
Border Force IT outage knocks airport smartgates offline
'Intermittent' issues impacting only arriving passengers.
Dec 3 2019 1:44PM
Home Affairs purges public details of Australia's airport smartgate upgrade
Confusion over border IT project continues.
Nov 28 2019 6:55AM
Home Affairs extends Vision-Box airport departures smartgates deal
But no word on status of arrivals deal.
Sep 27 2019 10:55AM
Future of facial recognition at Australian airports now uncertain
Home Affairs moves to remediate old stock amid replacement project.
Aug 23 2019 7:02AM
Border Force 'IT glitch' causes long airport queues
Second time in three months.
Jul 15 2019 11:27AM
Australia's airport smartgate upgrade stalls
Only operational trial paused.
Jul 15 2019 7:25AM
Border Force IT outage causes delays at Australian airports
Agencies working to resurrect systems.
Apr 29 2019 8:24AM
Second Aussie airport gets new contactless arrivals smartgates
And another lines up.
Feb 12 2019 7:20AM
Mobile check-in goes live for Australian international flights
Qantas to introduce service in October.
Aug 6 2018 11:30AM
Home Affairs 'face on the move' biometrics trial scores 94 percent
In Aussie airport first.
Jul 11 2018 10:18AM
Canberra airport smartgates first to go contactless
Will use facial biometrics to wave through travellers.
Nov 30 2017 11:41AM
Immigration offers glimpse into 'seamless traveller' future-state
Names of potential suppliers revealed.
Jul 19 2017 1:35PM
Immigration gets ready to ditch the incoming passenger card
In next phase of border processing overhaul.
Jul 5 2017 6:45AM
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Zero-touch, passport-free arrivals coming to an airport near you
How Immigration will eliminate paper from arrivals.
Dec 20 2016 6:45AM
Immigration fixes character bug in SmartGate system
But only for Aussies.
Jul 25 2016 6:41AM
Australia to roll out facial recognition in airports
Customs switches vendors, hands $18m deal to Vision-Box.
Apr 23 2015 4:03PM
Committee rules against expanding biometric data collection
Privacy inquiry needed first.
Oct 17 2014 12:03PM
Final suppliers compete for Customs e-gate deal
Two-year trial of upgraded airport tech.
May 27 2014 11:00AM
Customs eyes tech future beyond SmartGate
Future traveller processing technologies sought.
Oct 3 2012 8:29AM
