offshore detention

The research finds offshore processing fails to meet the government’s stated policy objectives of deterring irregular maritime migration, and more.

A court had held the government responsible for security guards on Manus Island failing in their duty to protect detainees during a 2014 riot.

The Australian Border Force has taken to social media to defend its decision to reopen the detention centre on Christmas Island after a number of media outlets reported that refugees and asylum seekers would be moved to the facility.

The Department of Home Affairs failed to demonstrate value for money for procurements of garrison support and welfare services for an offshore detention centre in Papua New Guinea, according to the Australian National Audit Office.

Workplace health and safety was a big theme of the latest Senate inquiry into offshore detention. The committee criticised the complex administrative arrangements that have left Comcare out in the cold, and called for a WHS Act review to make it clear where the regulator stands.