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"Australia’s new onshore immigration detention operator has been accused by
workers and their union of unsafe and “deliberate” levels of understaffing, as
the number of critical incidents increase in the centres.
This sharp reduction in staffing levels has prompted a rare public intervention
from the Australian government, which said it was aware of “concerns” about its
primary immigration detention contractor and signalled it has raised the issue
with the company.
The US private prison company Management & Training Corporation – which has
played a key role in the US immigration crackdown – has operated Australia’s
onshore detention network since March 2025.
Its local subsidiary, Secure Journeys, took over from embattled provider Serco,
winning a contract worth $2.3b in late 2024. MTC is also being paid $790m to
hold 100 people on Nauru."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
