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Tag Archives: Broadspectrum
Amnesty International warns off companies from taking up ‘toxic’ refugee detention contracts
A multinational corporation has raked in millions of dollars via a contract with the Australian government for the management of its offshore refugee detention facilities. But a damning report by Amnesty International makes it clear that the contract, which expires … Continue reading
Posted in no category, Refugees
Tagged Amnesty International, Australia, Broadspectrum, Ferrovial, Manus Island, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Wilson Security
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Australia to close Manus Island refugee camp – but there’s a twist…
On 17 August, Papua New Guinea (PNG) finally forced Australia to agree to the closure of its refugee detention centre on Manus Island. The latter agreed to this decision in order to avoid a PNG Supreme Court hearing, scheduled for August 22, … Continue reading
Posted in Refugees
Tagged Australia, Broadspectrum, Ferrovial, Manus Island, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Serco, Wilson Security
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‘Nauru Files’: Universal Jurisdiction threat to Australian government and Spanish multinational
The release and publication by Guardian Australia journalists of the ‘Nauru Files’ show that Wilson Security, the company that manages security at the refugee gulags on Nauru and Manus Island, has been responsible for downgrading those files – i.e. a … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Refugees
Tagged Australia, Broadspectrum, Ferrovial, Manus Island, Nauru, Wilson Security
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The cosy (dollars) relationship between asylum-seekers gulag lobbyists and Australian Government
This week it was announced that Transfield Services (rebranded as Broadspectrum) have had their contract to manage asylum seekers offshore detention centres (gulags) renewed for a second time – for four months. This is not surprising given the more than … Continue reading
Australia refuses third-party countries from taking its asylum-seekers; claims re abuse/detention could run into $millions
There remains the option for third party countries – e.g. New Zealand, Canada or European countries – to take in asylum-seekers illegally imprisoned on Rape Island (Nauru) or Murder Island (Manus), though the current Australian Government refuses to consider such … Continue reading
Posted in Refugees
Tagged Broadspectrum, Manus, Nauru, SecureDrop, Transfield, Wilson Security
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Why every Australian is inextricably linked to every asylum-seeker in offshore detention
When you see the name Transfield, you probably think about the company’s contract overseeing Australia’s notorious and illegal detention gulags on Manus Island and Nauru. But Transfield’s multi-million dollar empire also includes an array of subsidary companies that touch the … Continue reading
Australia: legal challenge to asylum-seekers detention begins; unravelling Transfield’s financial web
This week, on Wednesday and Thursday, the Australian High Court will hear a submission by the Human Rights Law Centre that Australia’s offshore processing of asylum-seekers is illegal. If the court rules in favour of the submission – and assuming … Continue reading
Posted in no category, Refugees
Tagged Broadspectrum, Manus, Nauru, Transfield, Wilson Security
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