The whistleblowers’ evidence paints a devastating picture of a government system “enabling corruption,” where millions of dollars were paid for services “no longer required or delivered,” and where Home Affairs officials were pressured to cover up wrongdoing to keep the offshore system running at any cost. Tens of millions of dollars have allegedly flowed to companies linked to bikie gangs and corrupt Nauruan politicians. Contractors have allegedly used public funds to pay for luxury cars, art, mansions and yachts.
These whistleblower revelations reveal a web of secrecy and cover-ups that have plagued offshore detention for more than a decade and continues today, where public money disappears into private hands while people seeking asylum are abused at the hands of dodgy detention operators.