 John Stanhope says decision to reopen detention centre, which is housing just four people, should not have been made Former Christmas Island administrator Jon Stanhope says the federal government is spending 20m to sustain a patently political decision by awarding its detention centre maintenance contract to a phosphate mining company. CI Resources, an ASX-listed mining firm , was recently awarded a 20m contract to provide maintenance for the Christmas Island detention centre, Guardian Australia revealed on Sunday . The detention centre currently houses just four people. Continue reading... 