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Obligations to refugees ignored

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Obligations to refugees ignored Legal Monitor Worldwide 15 April 2014 The Australian government’s decision to send asylum seekers to other countries and to use private companies to run detention centres signifies… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Guards were the aggressors; Manus Island footage reveals violence

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Guards were the aggressors; Manus Island footage reveals violence Canberra Times By Michael Gordon 22 April 2014 Guards were the aggressors Manus Island footage reveals violence By Michael Gordon Papua New… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Guard warned Manus was a ‘tinderbox’

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Guard warned Manus was a ‘tinderbox’ The Sydney Morning Herald By Lisa Cox 19 April 2014 A G4S security guard warned that the Manus Island detention facility was “totally unprepared” for… 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

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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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Horrendous chicken pen’

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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