Saturday, January 28, 2006

[Australia] Locks on letterboxes the answer to lost passports / The Australian, 27 Janu 2006]

http://digbig.com/4gcmf
Greg Roberts
"AUSTRALIA Post has warned people to lock their letterboxes after federal authorities admitted hundreds of passports are being lost in the mail. Although passport security is regarded as a key anti-terrorism measure, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade often makes no attempt to trace passports reported lost in the mail. In the two years to December, 627 Australian passports were lost in the mail, usually on the way to or from consulates issuing visas to people travelling overseas. "