The Albanese government will provide thousands GPS trackers to Sri Lanka to install on its fleet of fishing vessels in a bid to stop people smugglers from enticing desperate locals to make the dangerous journey across the Indian Ocean to Australia.
Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil made the announcement when she opened the Fisheries Monitoring Centre in Colombo on Tuesday alongside Sri Lankan officials.
Thousands of Sri Lankan fishing trawlers will be installed with GPS trackers to tackle a range of issues, including people smuggling. Picture: Getty Images Vessels without trackers or those who remove or disable them will be penalised by the Sri Lankan government. “What it means is the Sri Lankan government has very good real-time information about the location of Sri Lanka fishing vessels. That is very important for the partnership approach we have for stopping transnational crime and people-smuggling.”
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