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Manus Island inquiry: Students tell of working in detention centres without job interviews, training

Manus Island inquiry: Students tell of working in detention centres without job interviews, training PM By political reporter Naomi Woodley, staff Video: Students worked in detention centres without job interviews, inquiry… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Staff role ‘likely’ in riots, says G4S

Staff role ‘likely’ in riots, says G4S The Australian By STEFANIE BALOGH 11 June 2014 PRIVATE security contractor G4S has conceded its staff may have been “likely involved in the fighting’’… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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G4S details Manus Island concerns

G4S details Manus Island concerns Australian Broadcasting Corporation Transcripts By Naomi Woodley 10 June 2014 The security company in charge of the Manus island centre when an Iranian asylum seeker died… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Salvos critical of Morrison over Manus report

Salvos critical of Morrison over Manus report Australian Broadcasting Corporation Transcripts By Naomi Woodley 11 June 2014 The Salvation Army has criticised the Immigration Minister for the way he interpreted a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Manus bloodshed ‘inevitable’

Manus bloodshed ‘inevitable’ The Australian By JARED OWENS 12 June 2014 A FORMER Manus Island security guard has given a gruesome ­account of daily violence and bribery inside the detention centre,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Manus security firm tried to warn Immigration Department about police dogs

Manus security firm tried to warn Immigration Department about police dogs   By David Wroe June 7, 2014, 3 a.m. The Immigration Department was warned by its own Manus Island security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Manus Island inquiry starts with G4S

Manus Island inquiry starts with G4S 2:00am June 10, 2014 Officials from the company and the Department of Immigration will appear before a Senate inquiry in Canberra on Tuesday to give… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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It costs more to house a detainee on Manus Island for a day than a night at 5-star Sydney hotel

It costs more to house a detainee on Manus Island for a day than a night at 5-star Sydney hotel Date June 5, 2014 – 8:42AM Michael West Business columnist A… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Lessons from Australia: talking about privatised immigration detention

Lessons from Australia: talking about privatised immigration detention Bart Denaro 3 June 2014 Subjects: G4S: Securing whose world? Shine A Light Do detention companies deliberately escalate tensions so they can extract… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Manus murder suspect a hero: Salvation Army

News Manus murder suspect a hero: Salvation Army The Age By Sarah Whyte, David Wroe 31 May 2014 The Salvation Army has described a staff member accused of murdering asylum seeker… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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