Category: international affairs
US private prisons operator to be paid $790m to hold 100 people on Nauru in quiet expansion of contract
A sixteenfold increase in the original contract without public notification raises allegations of gross mismanagement and a process run out of controlGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA US private prisons operator will receive $157m a year to run Australias offshore processing regime in Nauru currently holding just over 100 people after the government quietly expanded its contract by more than $350m to three-quarters-of-a-billion dollars. The two-year extension without prior public notification, or scrutiny of the contract, has raised allegations of gross mismanagement and a process run out of control from parliamentarians and government integrity experts.
RSS leader stresses on strengthening Hindu society to counter global ourages
RSS leader Sunil Ambekar said Hindu society must be strengthened so the world becomes free of conspiracies and distress. Speaking ahead of RSS centenary celebrations, he also reacted to Nepals Gen Z protests and US tariffs on Indian exports, stressing that India should emerge stronger globally.
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