The Paladin Affair
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Investigations
Police probe PNG minister in $3 million detention bribe investigation
Documents reveal the country’s former police minister is under investigation over suspicions of bribery.
- by Nick McKenzie and Michael Bachelard
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Home Truths
Drugs, guns, corruption: Australia paid suspect companies to run offshore detention
Former ASIO boss finds Home Affairs failed to conduct adequate due diligence when issuing contracts that led to public money being paid to suspected criminals and corrupt officials.
- by Nick McKenzie, Michael Bachelard and Amelia Ballinger
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Manus contractor boss paid $1.2m to mother working at Home Affairs
Paladin majority owner Craig Thrupp defended the transfers which are under investigation by the anti-corruption watchdog.
- by Nick McKenzie and Michael Bachelard
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Millions of dollars in detention money went to Pacific politicians
Australia’s Department of Home Affairs oversaw the payment of millions of taxpayer dollars to powerful Pacific Island politicians through a chain of suspect contracts.
- by Nick McKenzie, Michael Bachelard and Amelia Ballinger
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Papua New Guinea
Top PNG official named in Senate as demanding payment from Paladin
The chief secretary of the Papua New Guinea government, Sir Isaac Lupari, allegedly approached a director of controversial Australian immigration detention contractor Paladin for financial support, according to evidence provided to a Senate committee in Canberra.
- by Richard Baker
Offshore detention in PNG not value for money, Auditor-General finds
Auditor-General gives Department of Home Affairs a tick for management of offshore detention but questions remain over whether taxpayers got a good deal.
- by Richard Baker
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Papua New Guinea
Manus Island contractor's lobbying efforts in PNG revealed for the first time
Struggling to get PNG to grant visas for its workers, Australian contractor Paladin turned to two politically-connected firms to help it lobby ministers.
- by Richard Baker
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Michael Pezzullo
'Nothing to see here': Home Affairs chief denies knowing of bribe requests
Home Affairs secretary Mike Pezzullo was defiantly telling a parliamentary committee that his department had no bribery concerns when an email arrived to contradict him.
- by Richard Baker
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CBD Melbourne: Better call Saul, urges Paladin boss
What we do know is the head of the security group, sparked a minor safety incident himself.
- by Samantha Hutchinson and Kylar Loussikian
PNG Prime Minister threatened Australian Border Force contractor
Staff at controversial company Paladin were threatened with detention and deportation over claims of a corrupt offer from an alleged PNG politician.
- by Richard Baker
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Australian Border Force
Ex-director of controversial security company Paladin willing to tell all
The company provided services on Manus Island for Home Affairs and faced huge controversy. Now a former director wants to talk.
- by Richard Baker
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