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Australia hides $2.5B deportation deal with Nauru over security concerns, amid scrutiny of bikie gang contracts and extremism.
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.
The pact includes a $400 million upfront payment and $70 million yearly payments.
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.
Burke cited security risks for the secrecy.
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.
Federal agencies are reviewing laws to combat extremism.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong met with Nauru’s president amid the controversy, and Burke blamed the Liberal Party for inflaming immigration tensions.
Australia oculta un acuerdo de deportación de $ 2.5B con Nauru por preocupaciones de seguridad, en medio del escrutinio de los contratos de pandillas de bikie y el extremismo.