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DEVELOPING ACCOUNTABILITY REGIMES FOR MILITARY CONTRACTORS: AN AUSTRALIAN APPROACH?
DEVELOPING ACCOUNTABILITY REGIMES FOR MILITARY CONTRACTORS: AN AUSTRALIAN APPROACH? Bruce ‘Ossie’ Oswald* Australian military contractors, and in some cases Australian military companies, are currently serving on military operations that range from the Pacific Rim to the Middle East. In relation … Continue reading
Militaristic Solutions in a Weak State: Internal Security, Private Contractors, and Political Leadership in Papua New Guinea
Militaristic Solutions in a Weak State: Internal Security, Private Contractors, and Political Leadership in Papua New Guinea Author(s): Sinclair Dinnen Source: The Contemporary Pacific. 11.2 (Fall 1999): p279. Abstract: Papua New Guinea’s Sandline affair provides the most dramatic illustration of … Continue reading
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Fears for troops’ care in medical rejig
Fears for troops’ care in medical rejig October 2, 2012 Daniel Flitton SOLDIERS wounded in Afghanistan and returned home will be among thousands of military personnel caught up in a backlash against the outsourcing of medical services for the Defence … Continue reading
Private Prison for Asylum Seekers on Pacific Island
Private Prison for Asylum Seekers on Pacific Island by Pratap Chatterjee, CorpWatch Blog September 17th, 2012 Memorial on Christmas Island to the 353 asylum seekers who perished at sea in October 2002 on their way to Australia. Photo: Hadi Zaher. … Continue reading
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Ex-navy officers take on pirates
1:40AM Wednesday Sep 12, 2012 Ex-navy officers take on pirates Increasing in prevalence and scope for targets … a boarding party from HMAS Stuart comes alongside a dhow which had been seized by Somali pirates earlier this year. Photo: Supplied … Continue reading
Australian faces Somalian arms claims
Australian faces Somalian arms claims Australian Broadcasting Corporation Broadcast: 04/09/2012 Reporter: Thom Cookes Despite an arms embargo on Somalia, United Nations investigators claim mercenaries have armed militia there and an Australian citizen faces claims too.
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Revealed: TrapWire spy cams’ ticket to Australia
Revealed: TrapWire spy cams’ ticket to Australia August 13, 2012 – 2:39PM Asher Moses and Dylan Welch A shadowy private security company with deep links to the CIA – and a parent company awarded hundreds of millions of dollars in … Continue reading
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G4S nabs Aussie gold with questionable tactics
G4S nabs Aussie gold with questionable tactics Date July 31, 2012 Michael West Business columnist When G4S fell short on its London Olympics security contract, the British army stepped into the breach and saved the day. But when it comes … Continue reading
U.S. Senators Introduce Wartime Contracting Legislation that Could Save Taxpayers Billions
U.S. Senators Introduce Wartime Contracting Legislation that Could Save Taxpayers Billions 09:37 GMT, March 2, 2012 Senators Claire McCaskill (D-MO) and Jim Webb (D-VA) have introduced the Comprehensive Contingency Contracting Reform Act of 2012 (S. 2139), a bill that will … Continue reading
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