International Cooperation to Protect Australia's Supply Chains

Vanessa Ruff was featured in the Herald Sun for her work leading international collaboration to disrupt organised crime targeting Australia's supply chains. Stationed in Los Angeles as the Australian Border Force's first Supply Chain Liaison Officer in the United States, she worked alongside American, Canadian and Australian law enforcement agencies to identify trusted insider threats, strengthen intelligence sharing and combat transnational organised crime. The article explores how criminal networks exploit legitimate trade and highlights the importance of international partnerships in protecting Australia's borders and critical supply chains