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flag Australia hides $2.5B deportation deal with Nauru over security concerns, amid scrutiny of bikie gang contracts and extremism.

flag Australia won’t release details of a $2.5 billion, 30-year deportation deal with Nauru unless a formal agreement or court order mandates it, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said. flag The pact includes a $400 million upfront payment and $70 million yearly payments. flag A Senate inquiry and joint investigation found members of the Finks bikie gang won a security contract on Nauru for deported detainees, though Australia denies involvement. flag Burke cited security risks for the secrecy. flag He also revoked the visa of South African neo-Nazi Matthew Gruter after he attended a rally linked to the National Socialist Network, calling such individuals unwelcome. flag Federal agencies are reviewing laws to combat extremism. flag Foreign Minister Penny Wong met with Nauru’s president amid the controversy, and Burke blamed the Liberal Party for inflaming immigration tensions.

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