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New spate of stabbings, overdoses and fires at Australian immigration detention centres run by ICE-linked US prison firm

Christopher Knaus and Ariel Bogle · The Guardian · World
Published 10 Oct 2026, 1:00 am·1 h ago·1 min read
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Exclusive: Federal government under scrutiny as documents reveal serious security lapses at Melbourne and Villawood immigration detention centres Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A new spate of stabbings, overdoses and drug use in Australia’s immigration detention centres has put the Australian government in likely breach of laws designed to protect staff and detainees, internal documents show. Earlier this year, Guardian Australia revealed catastrophic security failings across Australia’s onshore immigration network since Management and Training Corporation – a US…

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