Liberal party donor’s revenue from uncontested contracts for offshore processing rises to $1.5bn

Canstruct has been awarded another limited tender' contract from the government, but company says it follows all commonwealth procurement guidelines'

Canstruct International, the Brisbane company and Liberal party donor running Australia's offshore processing regime on Nauru, has won another uncontested contract extension - $180m over six months - bringing its total revenue from island contracts over the past five years to more than $1.5bn.

There are 108 people held on Nauru under Australia's offshore processing regime. It costs Australian taxpayers more than $8,800 every day for each person held on the island, or $3.2m a person each year.