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Exclusive: The new operator of Australia's onshore immigration detention network is Secure Journeys, a subsidiary of American private prison operator MTC. They'll get $2.3 billion for the contract. theguardian.com/australia-news…

A new study of #Gaza children has found 96% of them feel their death is imminent & almost half want to die as a result of the trauma they have been through. A needs assessment also found 79% suffer from nightmares & 73% exhibit symptoms of aggression. theguardian.com/world/2024/dec…

More from us today on the new companies set to run Australia's onshore immigration detention network, taking over from Serco. One major subcontractor that was part of the bid is facing price-fixing allegations. theguardian.com/australia-news…

A new study was released in recent days that should have been newsworthy, but it escaped the media's attention in Australia. It showed Australian police are world leaders at arresting climate and environmental protesters. abc.net.au/news/2024-12-1…

In agony, Simon begged for water 19 times. Guards mocked him – then found him dead. A long read on the litany of failures that preceded Simon Cartwright's death. theguardian.com/australia-news…

Today is the sixth anniversary of an Australian neo-Nazi massacring 51 Muslims at prayer in Christchurch. Fraser Anning destroyed his political career by attributing blame for the massacre to its victims. An abhorrent assessment of an unspeakable atrocity.

I’m honored to receive the Pulitzer Prize today. Great thanks to the prize’s jury and board members for honoring me. I dedicate this success to my family, friends, teachers, and students in Gaza. Blessings to the 31 members of my family who were killed in one air strike in 2023.

Israel murdered an artist yesterday. Elham al-Boddi, 33, from Beit Lahia. Her husband was killed months ago.

Greek doctor Christos Georgalas on his stint in Gaza: "I can’t say I went to war. War is a very different thing. There was no war in Treblinka, there was no war in Auschwitz. War has two armies. Here you have a population that is mainly civilians and women and children, who

“The soldiers film people fighting over the aid, and once it’s finished, they throw teargas to disperse the crowd. I saw displaced people who couldn’t get any aid picking pasta from the sand.” theguardian.com/news/ng-intera…

When Guardian Australia shows Darren the names of those who died using the bars, before and after his brother, his response is scathing. “They don’t care what they’re doing. To me, it looks like a culling centre.” theguardian.com/australia-news… Ariel Bogle Christopher Knaus

“When they said to us that they were going to deal with the hanging points … You think, ‘OK, so no other family’s going to go through this.’ “It’s like they just pick your hopes up and they just shatter you.” theguardian.com/australia-news…

Despite clear recommendations from the 1991 Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, and hundreds of coronial findings, hanging points remain in prison cells. (1/6) theguardian.com/australia-news…