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The federal government has awarded a $422 million contract for a prison company under investigation in the US to manage offshore detention.

The Canberra Times

US operator accused of ‘gross negligence’ wins $420m contract to manage Australia’s asylum processing on Nauru

Scandal-plagued US firm MTC will be responsible for ‘garrison and welfare’ of around 70 asylum seekers on Pacific island

The Guardian - AU

West Sydney prison guards on strike again

Parklea Correctional Centre officers are striking for a second consecutive month for 48 hours as they continue to push for better pay and safer work conditions.

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Asian shares fall amid tougher rate talk

RECAP: Asian shares declined yesterday, as continued interest rate hikes and a steadfast hawkish stance by major central banks fuelled global recession worries and sapped risk sentiment, driving US and European markets down.

Bangkok Post

Prison contractor MTC accused of billing Texas millions for inmate treatment programs it didn’t provide

Before being released on parole, most Texas prisoners must complete treatment programs like life skills or addiction therapy. Private prison operator Management & Training Corporation allegedly stopped providing the services, but kept taking the money.

The Texas Tribune

US prison operator begins $750,000-a-day contract for Nauru offshore regime

Previously accused of ‘gross negligence’, MTC will be paid $47.3m to oversee detention of 111 refugees and asylum seekers for two months

The Guardian - AU

Firm that ran criticised UK youth jail awarded contract for asylum centre

Exclusive: MTC, which ran Rainsbrook youth jail, now providing security at Manston asylum seekers’ facility

The Guardian - UK

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Australian stages are packed with great shows – so why aren’t people booking tickets?

The subscription model is ‘broken’, sales are unpredictable, and audience behaviour may have shifted for good. But not every state is equal

The Guardian - AU

Australia to pay controversial US prisons operator $4.6m for 52 days of transition work on Nauru

MTC, which has been accused of ‘gross negligence’ that allegedly led to gang rape, will be paid during same period as previous contractor Canstruct

The Guardian - AU

Anne-Louise Sarks puts women centrestage in her first Melbourne Theatre Company season as artistic director

The first season from Anne-Louise Sarks features plays about a bohemian art museum founder, the way the legal system fails women, and two sisters seeking revenge.

ABC News

The ‘egregious’ history of likely new Nauru operator includes allegations of gang rape and murder in its US prisons

A Guardian investigation reveals the firm has been accused of ‘gross negligence’ that allegedly led to gang rape, murder and mistaken solitary confinement in its US facilities

The Guardian - AU

Canstruct loses lucrative Nauru offshore processing contract to US prisons operator with controversial record

Management and Training Corporation is set to take over running Australia’s immigration regime on the island

The Guardian - AU

Banaras Locomotive Works to provide support for Myanmar’s facility for electric locomotives

LUCKNOW: Following request of Myanmar’s delegation from ministry of transport communications (MTC) which visited Varanasi based Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) to witness the manufacturing facilities and capabilities for locomotive design and development, the BLW has assured to help military junta led government to develop facilities for design and training for…

The Times of India

Not possible to ply 100% low-floor buses in Tamil Nadu: MTC tells Madras HC

Seeks clarification on July 5 order that all buses should be in conformity with harmonised guidelines for barrier-free environment for persons with disabilities

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Hitting the brakes on retirement benefits

Retired transport employees of Tamil Nadu find themselves in a position, after years of hard labor, they are now forced to wait indefinitely for receiving their terminal dues. Many futures are in jeopardy thanks to this situation caused by a measure of chronic financial mismanagement, increasing the retirement age, increasing fuel…

The Hindu

T.N. govt. must procure buses in conformity with PWD Act, rules and harmonised guidelines: Madras HC

MTC will get 242 low floor buses out of 642 diesel buses and another 100 electric low floor buses out of 500 electric buses, says Transport Secretary

Liverpool Echo

Mum spent three months in hospital after crossing road by Aldi

Ruby Flanagan said that she has “blocked out” a lot of the incident

The Times of India

Chennai: Commuters want more AC buses added to MTC fleet

CHENNAI: With mercury levels on the rise, commuters demand more air-conditioned buses for the city.

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Malabar Tourism Expo in Kozhikode on June 11

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The Independent UK

‘Enormous amount of public money’ spent exiting youth jail contract – minister

Prisons minister Victoria Atkins said work had been done to close ‘loopholes’.

The Guardian - UK

Prison firm made £11m in year Ofsted raised alarm about safety at youth jail

Exclusive: MTC profits across UK operations soared before early termination of £50m contract to run Rainsbrook facility near Rugby

The Times of India

Chennai: 436 share autos booked for route violation

CHENNAI: Following a complaint from Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC), the state transport department has booked 436 share autos in and around the city for permit violationsm and operating on bus routes.

The Times of India

MTC installs panic buttons in 500 Chennai buses

CHENNAI: Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC), Chennai, has kickstarted installation of panic buttons in 500 buses to improve safety of women passengers. The project is using funds from the Nirbhaya corpus.

ABC News

The show must go on: How Australia’s performing arts sector has survived two years of COVID

After two years of cancellations and billions of dollars lost, we take stock of the long-term impacts of COVID-19 on Australia’s performing arts and the challenges ahead.

Reason

Mormon Missionary Training, Insufficiently Feminine Haircuts, and the First Amendment

From Markowski v. BYU, decided yesterday by Judge Jill Parrish (D. Utah): The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ("the Church") is a religious organization with its headquarters in Utah. One of the Church's "most recognized characteristics" is its missionary program. Church members, typically under the age of twenty-five,…

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