The Australian Government contracts private companies to run immigration detention centres in Australia, and offshore at asylum seeker regional processing centres. Over the past decade, these companies have been the subject of allegations of misconduct and abuse.
This explainer provides a brief overview of the private companies currently operating in Australia and Nauru, as well as companies previously contracted, and some of the key reports into their management of detention centres.
PRIVATE CONTRACTORS AT ONSHORE AND OFFSHORE PROCESSING CENTRES, Asylum Insight