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- June 28, 2010. heard in “Controversy over CIA Blackwater contract,” The World
- August 17, 2010, on C-Span III, speaks on private military contracting
- Examining the role of the military contractor
- Has the Privatization of National Security Gone Too Far? The Future of Military Contracting, November 14, 2008, 9:30-11:00am, New America Foundation
- David Isenberg on PressTV - US contractor with poor ratings hired again
- Outsourcing War and Peace – Video
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Category Archives: Australia
Former Serco security guard reveals what life is really like at the Christmas Island Immigration Detention Centre
Former Serco security guard reveals what life is really like at the Christmas Island Immigration Detention Centre November 12, 20156:37pm What’s life really like at Christmas Island? Rohan Smithnews.com.au ASYLUM seekers… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Not muzzled: Red Cross denies it paid Immigration multimillion-dollar bond
Not muzzled: Red Cross denies it paid Immigration multimillion-dollar bond November 5, 2015 Adam Morton Senior Writer Asylum seekers on Nauru in 2012. The government is requiring agencies working with the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Transfield’s $2.7 billion PR nightmare
Transfield’s $2.7 billion PR nightmare Myriam Robin | Oct 28, 2015 1:07PM | EMAIL | PRINT Transfield needs its lucrative detention centre contracts. But they come at the cost of some… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Transfield Services/Broadspectrum profits from cruelty
Transfield Services/Broadspectrum profits from cruelty Saturday, November 7, 2015 By Susan Price The Annual General Meeting of Transfield Services (where shareholders voted to change its name to Broadspectrum) was the focus… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Now’s the time to boycott companies that profit from detention
Now’s the time to boycott companies that profit from detention Antony Loewenstein Serco and Broadspectrum (once Transfield) are vulnerable to shareholder pressure thanks to their indefensible complicity in offshore detention ‘There’s… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Qualifications Authority marks Serco low for training
Qualifications Authority marks Serco low for training Updated at 12:03 am on 12 November 2015 The Qualifications Authority has criticised low pass rates in Serco’s New Zealand prison officer training programme.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Serco cuts short lossmaking Australian navy contract
Last updated: November 9, 2015 9:03 pm Serco cuts short lossmaking Australian navy contract Gill Plimmer and Nathalie Thomas ©Getty An Australian Navy vessel intercepts a boat with suspected asylum seekers… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Transfield confirms contract extension for Nauru, Manus Island
Transfield confirms contract extension for Nauru, Manus Island The Australian October 28, 2015 10:18AM Kylar Loussikian Journalist Sydney Transfield Services has confirmed it has secured a short-term extension to its contract… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Brisbane protest questions Wilson role in Manus, Nauru detention centre security
Brisbane protest questions Wilson role in Manus, Nauru detention centre security Date: November 6, 2015 Protesters gather to campaign against Wilson Security’s running of Australian detention centres. Photo: Daniela Sunde-Brown… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Cost of offshore detention centres on Nauru, Manus Island blows out by $100 million: Immigration Department annual report
Cost of offshore detention centres on Nauru, Manus Island blows out by $100 million: Immigration Department annual report By political reporter Stephanie Anderson Updated 6 Nov 2015, 11:15pm Photo: Only one… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading