Police intelligence is far from 100% reliable and ethnic profiling is an obvious risk
“Your papers please!” It’s a phrase associated with workings of a police state. It’s a trope favoured by Hollywood movies, but it’s an expression that can trigger dread for those who have had the misfortune to encounter the arbitrary power of an authoritarian government. And it’s a phrase you may soon hear when you arrive at one of Australia’s major airports.
Airports are part of everyday life for many of us. Even when not travelling ourselves, trips to the airport are routine as we meet or farewell friends and family. Soon, however, you will be well-advised to check that you are carrying photographic identification because you may well be stopped at the airport by an Australian federal police officer and asked to identify yourself. If you are not prepared to do that, you’ll face fines of up to $4,200. If you can’t identify yourself to the satisfaction of a police constable, or if you are judged in some way to pose a problem for aviation security, you’ll also be at risk of being banned from your flight and/or being summarily ejected from the airport – banned from the premises for up to 24 hours.
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