Tag Archives: Australia

Horrendous chicken pen’

Horrendous chicken pen’ Northern Territory News/Sunday Territorian 13 April 2014 Guard claims Manus Island centre is ‘hell on Earth’ A SECURITY guard at the Manus Island detention centre says detainees are… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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A Serco bet? Australia’s immigration centres are up for grabs

A Serco bet? Australia’s immigration centres are up for grabs Crikey By by Cathy Alexander 11 April 2014, Want to run Australia’s immigration detention centres? The job is out for tender… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Aust soldiers Manus guards; Claims of thuggery, drug abuse in detention camp

Aust soldiers Manus guards; Claims of thuggery, drug abuse in detention camp Canberra Times 12 April 2014, Aust soldiers Manus guards By Noel Towell, Michael Gordon and Sarah Whyte EXCLUSIVE Claims… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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FUGITIVE DENIES CLAIMS

FUGITIVE DENIES CLAIMS The Courier-Mail By Peter Michael EXCLUSIVE 6 April 2014, AUSTRALIAN mercenary Peter McCosker plans to fight extradition and prove his innocence in a dispute with a one-time CIA-backed… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Manus Island riot: Asylum seeker speaks of allegedly witnessing Reza Berati’s death

Manus Island riot: Asylum seeker speaks of allegedly witnessing Reza Berati’s death By Kerry Brewster and Deb Richards April 5, 2014, 12:27 am The ABC has obtained an eyewitness account of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Cricketer Rick McCosker’s son Peter on Interpol’s most wanted list for forgery and fraud over activities in Afghanistan

Cricketer Rick McCosker’s son Peter on Interpol’s most wanted list for forgery and fraud over activities in Afghanistan peter michael The Courier-Mail April 05, 2014 1:00AM THE son of an Australian… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Manus Island riots: PNG police say G4S refusing to be interviewed over riots, death at detention centre

Manus Island riots: PNG police say G4S refusing to be interviewed over riots, death at detention centre Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) News 2 April 2014, (c) 2014 Australian Broadcasting Corporation PNG… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Manus Island: Inside the horror

Manus Island: Inside the horror March 7, 2014 Rod St George ‘It was obvious … that violent altercations were imminent.’ Photo: Kate Geraghty Like many, I watched with horror as the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Manus Island riots: Staff given two-page guide on how to deal with questions from asylum seekers

Manus Island riots: Staff given two-page guide on how to deal with questions from asylum seekers PM By national security correspondent Michael Brissenden Updated Fri 7 Mar 2014, 8:56am AEDT Map:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Manus Island takes Australia to the edge of outsourcing

5 March 2014, 7.24pm GMT Manus Island takes Australia to the edge of outsourcing The awarding of a A$1.22 billion contract to Transfield Services to run the Manus Island and Nauru detention… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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