ALIEN DETENTION CENTRES – GOVERNMENT POLICY – AUSTRALIA

Sovereign Borders wasted and mismanaged millions, claims senior official

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Original article by Nick McKenzie, Michael Bachelard
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: Online : 31-Jan-24

The former Coalition government’s offshore detention regime for asylum seekers is under renewed scrutiny following the release of sworn evidence given by the Department of Home Affairs’ assistant secretary Derek Elias. It has been revealed that Elias raised concerns about the waste and misuse of taxpayers funds via the so-called Pacific Solution policy in evidence given to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal in his claim for workers’ compensation. The federal government has yet to release a report on the offshore processing regime by the nation’s former director-general of security, Dennis Richardson.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF HOME AFFAIRS, AUSTRALIA. ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS TRIBUNAL

Morrison ramps up border protection blitz

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Original article by Phillip Coorey, Andrew Tillett
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 6 : 14-Feb-19

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has committed to repealing the medivac legislation if the Coalition wins the 2019 election and has sufficient numbers in parliament to do so. The federal government will strengthen its border protection policies – including re-opening the detention centre on Christmas Island – in the wake of its historic defeat over the medivac bill. Labor has downplayed concerns that the medivac legislation will prompt a new wave of asylum-seekers, stressing that it applies solely to refugees who are currently on Manus Island and Nauru.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF HOME AFFAIRS, AUSTRALIAN BORDER FORCE

Ban Transfield from detention centres: Greens

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Original article by Jenny Wiggins, Primrose Riordan
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 6 : 1-Sep-15

Transfield Services and Wilson Security were not properly accountable to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection in the running of a detention centre on Nauru, a Senate inquiry has found. It said the centre was not run well, prompting the Australian Greens to call for Transfield and Wilson to be dumped as providers of government services there. However, Transfield’s shares rose nine per cent to $A1.17 after the company reported its contract for running the Nauru centre as well as one on Manus Island had been renewed for five years.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF IMMIGRATION AND BORDER PROTECTION, TRANSFIELD SERVICES LIMITED – ASX TSE, WILSON SECURITY SERVICES, AUSTRALIAN GREENS, SAVE THE CHILDREN, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE

Transfield dumped in human rights protest

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Original article by Sally Rose
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 19-Aug-15

Superannuation fund HESTA has sold its three per cent stake in Transfield Services because of concerns about risks associated with the group’s management of the offshore detention centres on Manus Island and Nauru. HESTA manages super savings of doctors, nurses, and other workers in the healthcare and community services sectors. Many of its members are concerned about reports of mismanagement in offshore detention centres.

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HEALTH EMPLOYEES’ SUPERANNUATION TRUST AUSTRALIA LIMITED, TRANSFIELD SERVICES LIMITED – ASX TSE, AUSTRALIAN COUNCIL OF SUPERANNUATION INVESTORS INCORPORATED