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 Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The US private prison company running Australian immigration detention centres was slapped with penalties by the Australian government after allowing a dozen escapes, but the head of the Australian Border Force has declined to reveal the cost of...

By Josh Butler, Ariel Bogle and Christopher Knaus