Labor visa overstayer detention centre plan branded a ‘Donald Trump twist’ on immigration Australian Greens senator compares government’s policy to ICE as Tony Burke calls it a ‘ridiculous claim’ The Guardian - AU · Sep 18
Most nominated play in Tony awards history leads Melbourne Theatre Company’s 2027 program MTC will also stage a local production of Broadway hit John Proctor is the Villain, as well as plays starring Rachel Griffiths, Kate Mulvany and Sigrid Thornton The Guardian - AU · Sep 18
Drug-dealing, makeshift weapons and a ‘culture of fear’ at Villawood detention centre, report warns Prolonged detention of children, insufficient staffing and hazardous damage to buildings are among the ombudsman’s concerns The Guardian - AU · Aug 20
China expresses ‘grave concern’ as internal documents reveal suicide warning before death in Melbourne immigration detention Exclusive: Serious questions raised about whether Chinese citizen was properly monitored at centre run by US prison giant The Guardian - AU · Aug 9
ICE-linked security firm reports UK revenue slump after asylum contract ends MTC provided security at heavily criticised Manston centre in Kent – and could now make £500m managing arrivals at site The Guardian - UK · Jul 28
US firm fined for Australian immigration security failures. How much? Border force refuses to say Gavan Reynolds cites ‘commercial-in-confidence nature of the contract’ in declining to answer Greens senator’s question in parliament The Guardian - AU · May 28
Morning Mail: Immigration detention security failures revealed; alarm over ‘prediction market’ bets; Spurs secure survival Prison multinational ‘putting staff and detainees at risk’; fears of new wave of gambling harm The Guardian - AU · May 24
The home affairs minister, the private prison contractor and the secret meeting Exclusive: ICE-linked private prison operator blamed for catastrophic security failures in Australia’s immigration detention network The Guardian - AU · May 24
All Australian immigration detainees to be handcuffed while travelling, US company says after spate of escapes Exclusive: Documents viewed by Guardian Australia reveal private prison contractor told staff ‘restraints must be used’ for all risk levels The Guardian - AU · Apr 13
Kia Carnival escape one of 12 since US firm took control of Australian immigration detention, damning report finds Staffing levels at centres ‘critical’ under Management and Training Corporation, prisons watchdog says The Guardian - AU · Mar 10
Two staff stabbed after US contractor used Kia Carnival to transfer Australian immigration detainee: ‘You might as well hire an Uber’ Exclusive: Home affairs department intervened about the use of non-modified people movers after 500 detention centre staff flagged safety concerns The Guardian - AU · Feb 27
New ICE lockup in Arizona will exceed intended capacity by more than 50%, docs show Exclusive details: The 500-bed facility in Marana will be expected to house up to 775 people, according to federal procurement documents The Independent UK · Feb 26
Workers accuse new company managing Australia’s immigration detention centres of running them ‘like a prison’ Exclusive: Critical incidents and workplace safety concerns have increased in the 10 months since MTC took over management of the centres, staff claim The Guardian - AU · Feb 6
Despite allegations of ‘gross misconduct,’ a private company pivotal in Trump’s ICE crackdown has now landed a lucrative Australian contract The pursuit of money at the cost of the vulnerable. We Got This Covered · Jan 30
The Guardian - AU · Jan 29 Company handling Australia’s immigration detention playing key role in Trump’s ICE migrant crackdown Albanese government awarded contracts to MTC despite allegations of ‘gross negligence’ in the US
The Guardian - AU · Jan 29 ‘We didn’t make it for a white audience’: how black theatre took centre stage in Australia In the last five years, African diaspora theatre has swept from the fringes on to the country’s main stages – fuelled by artists like Zindzi Okenyo
International Business Times · Jan 14 Inside MTC Rentals' Mission to Support and Safeguard Canada's Most Remote Workforces Through Efficient First Aid Vehicles MTC's fleet of fully stocked 4x4 mobile treatment centers is built for precisely these environments, with industry specifications and options that allow customers to bring their own medical equipment or rely on MTC to provide and stock the interior.
The Guardian - US · Nov 7, 2025 An Arizona town is dreading plans to turn its prison into an ICE facility: ‘It’s morally objectionable’ In Marana, residents crowded into a town hall recently to learn the fate of a building that’s been closed for two years
The Conversation · Oct 6, 2025 New adaptation of Rebecca is visually haunting, but misses the core tensions of the original story Melbourne Theatre Company’s (MTC) latest offering is a striking adaptation of the 1938 gothic novel Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 2, 2025 Asylum seekers on Nauru going hungry despite government spending $1.5m a year for each person The Australian government is spending millions of dollars a year to house asylum seekers, yet many say they can not afford food and are forced to skip meals
The Guardian - AU · Sep 28, 2025 US private prisons operator to be paid $790m to hold 100 people on Nauru in quiet expansion of contract Exclusive: A sixteenfold increase in the original contract without public notification raises allegations of ‘gross mismanagement’ and a process ‘run out of control’
AAP · Jul 23, 2025 Hotel taken over to detain illegal Indonesian fishers A city hotel has been turned into a detention centre to cope with a surge in the number of Indonesians caught illegally fishing in Australia's northern waters.
AAP · Mar 2, 2025 Notorious prison returns to public ownership A prison that has had its fair share of dangerous incidents in recent years is returning to public ownership under a state government private-to-public push.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 2, 2025 Parklea correctional centre to return to public hands as NSW reverses ‘failed prison for profit model’ Minns government says contract with prison operator MTC Australia will end in late 2026
The Guardian - AU · Dec 16, 2024 New immigration detention subcontractor accused of price-fixing on ADF contracts Spotless Facility Services and Ventia Australia allegedly colluded while holding service contracts at more than 200 Australian defence force sites