The isolation of the Christmas Island detention centre is the key to soaring mental health problems of staff and detainees. Crikey took the long flight to inspect the facility.
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Curtin detention centre: 30min drive from Derby, ‘fit in or f-ck off’
Curtin is situated inside an Australian Airforce Base, around 30 minutes drive from Derby, and can only be accessed by prior arrangement with Serco. Crikey paid a visit.
How our detention centres are run: the government’s contract with Serco
Serco is the company that runs detention centres in Australia. New Matilda uncovers for the official contract between Serco and the Department of Immigration, outlining the experience required of Serco staff and how it deals with issues of detainee depression.
Postcard from a north Qld detention centre
Men held at the Scherger Immigration Detention Centre are concerned about the length of time taken for decisions and the arbitrary nature of the refugee process, writes Pamela Curr, campaign co-ordinator at the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre
Nothing to see here: Serco (probably) fined for (possible) breaches
What happens when Serco breaches its multimillion dollar detention centre contract with the Depearment of Immigration and Citizenship? Well, we can’t tell you, because no one has the obligation to say.
Villawood: asbestos still present despite government claims
Sydney’s Villawood detention centre contains asbestos years after the federal government claims it was managed, according to a whistle-blower working at the site.
asylum seekers Villawood guards blow whistle on OH&S issues at the centre
Three security guards working at Sydney’s Villawood detention centre have exposed occupational health and safety breaches at their workplace, in exclusive interviews with Crikey.
No transparency in Serco dealings with contractors
Alongside the PR games, there are potential legal benefits for Serco by outsourcing security personnel services, write Paul Farrell and Antony Loewenstein.
Serco’s paper trailer raises accountability questions
Crikey has taken a closer look at the extent that Serco contracts outsources to other companies and can reveal that millions of dollars from the detention contract has ended up in some startling places.
Crikey Says: Moving public opinion on border protection
How does it look, for the government, for the private contractor Serco, for the Immigration Department, for a country’s human rights reputation, when a man jumps to his death on our watch?
It’s a good time to be in the detention centre business. Just ask Serco
Concerns over Serco’s management of Curtin are rising, but that hasn’t put a dent in the company’s profits.
Tough new restrictions on visits to detention centres
Serco — the company behind troubled UK immigration detention centres and prisons and now the contractor in Australia — has introduced a tough new regime to inhibit visitors to Australian detention centres, writes Trish and John Highfield.
Private contractor Serco to run detention centres
Today, UK services company Serco’s Australian subsidiary, Serco Australia, begins to phase in its control over seven detention centres.
Prison cost-cutter set to run migrant detention
An international services company that has attracted extensive criticism of its human rights record is likely to be awarded the new contract to operate immigration detention centres by the Rudd Government, writes Bernard Keane.
Why is everyone ignoring the nuclear elephant in the room?
The very largest elephant in Australia’s electoral room is the nuclear one — and it is accompanied by an equally large question: why is everyone — the media included – avoiding mentioning it?
