Keeping Australia Safe (2017)
Synopsis
If we could take a snapshot of what it takes to keep Aussies safe, how would it look? This series was shot over a single 48-hour period with privileged access to those entrusted with our national and personal security.
Creator
Rob Wallace, Ben Ulm
Network
ABC TV
Episodes
Episodes
Episode 1
In Darwin, a judge decides the fate of a 20-year-old man charged under the NT's Mandatory Sentencing Laws. And at a South Australian jail, six cells are raided to crack a suspected drug ring.
Episode 2
In Eucla, WA, a husband and wife police team patrol the border for drug runners and lead footers. And in Melbourne a young officer subjects himself to viewing child porn as he helps the team tackle paedophilia.
Episode 3
In Kabul, an army private is on high alert for possible attack by rogue Afghan soldiers; In Australia, federal police show an age-progressed image of a missing boy to his dad; police in Perth comb the party precinct.
Episode 4
In the Middle East, an RAAF Strike Fighter pilot flies into battle against ISIS; In Tasmania a mum visits Drug Court with her son; In Sydney Border Force's Counter Terrorism Unit allows cameras in for the first time.
Episode 5
Australia's busiest remand centre goes into lockdown when inmates charged with terrorism offences are brought down from the cells. In Torres Strait, Border Force officers intercept a vessel approaching Australian waters.
Episode 6
Former Olympian Damian Keogh is caught with cocaine during a police operation; we visit inmates at Long Bay Jail; a case worker tries to find accommodation for elderly women who've been thrown out of home by their kids.
Cast
Details
Original Title
Keeping Australia Safe
Status
Ended
Seasons
1
Episodes
6
Production
ITV Studios Australia