Good morning. This morning we reveal how a series of catastrophic security failures involving the US private prison company running Australia’s immigration detention centres has allowed the escape of high-risk detainees, caused ill-equipped staff to be injured and triggered multiple investigations, one of which warned its “minimalist staffing model” was putting workers and detainees at risk.
Elsewhere, the US and Iran appear to be edging towards ending their war – but Donald Trump is facing backlash from hawks within Republican ranks.
