Budhy Tanddo is currently the Commander for Detention Operations for the Australian Border Force (ABF) with responsibility for the management of the Immigration Detention Network.
Budhy has vast experience within ABF patrol and response activities spanning across the Northern Territory, Gulf country and the Torres Strait engaging closely with regional partners in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Timor Leste. This includes wide-ranging involvement in international capacity building, undertaking long term deployments to Indonesia and the Solomon Islands providing a range of training, mentoring and project management activities.
Budhy’s other previous roles in ABF include operational positions in the Joint Agency Taskforce, Operation Sovereign Borders focusing on maritime people smuggling and border protection measures.
Budhy has also served with the Australian Federal Police in the Philippines as a Counter Terrorism Liaison Officer. During this time, Budhy held central roles in numerous counter terrorism investigations including the kidnapping of an Australian citizen by a terrorist group in the southern Philippines, receiving a citation for Conspicuous Conduct after the successful resolution of the incident.
Budhy holds a Master’s Degree in International Relations from Deakin University, Graduate Diploma in Applied Science from Melbourne University and a Bachelor of Arts Degree from La Trobe University.
