▁Party ▁dinner ▁event ▁in ▁Australia . ▁This ▁was ▁while ▁Can struct ▁were ▁negoti ating ▁the ▁Na uru ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁Australian ▁Government . ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 8 , ▁the ▁Government ▁had ▁issued ▁a ▁letter ▁of ▁intent ▁to ▁grant ▁Can struct ▁a ▁small ▁$ 8 ▁million , ▁ 6 - month ▁contract ▁to ▁provide ▁g arrison ▁services ▁on ▁Na uru . ▁The ▁Liberal ▁National ▁Party ▁was ▁in ▁government ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁( see ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Australian ▁federal ▁election ). ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁a ▁further ▁$ 3 0 0 0 ▁was ▁don ated ▁to ▁the ▁L NP ▁by ▁a ▁company ▁of ▁which ▁R ory ▁Mur phy ▁is ▁a ▁director . ▁ ▁R ory ▁Mur phy ▁denied ▁that ▁the ▁don ations ▁had ▁any ▁impact ▁on ▁the ▁Government ' s ▁event ual ▁decision ▁to ▁grant ▁Can struct ▁a ▁$ 5 9 1 ▁million ▁contract . ▁ ▁Crit ic ism ▁When ▁Can struct ▁was ▁about ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁the ▁Na uru ▁contract ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁it ▁was ▁critic ised ▁by ▁the ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Law ▁Centre , ▁Am n esty ▁International ▁and ▁Get Up !. ▁H RL C ▁( an ▁Australian ▁human ▁rights ▁advoc acy ▁group ) ▁said ▁Can struct ▁was ▁taking ▁up ▁a ▁" po ison ed ▁ch al ice " ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁" comp licit " ▁in ▁an ▁" intern ation ally ▁ab us ive ▁system ", ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁eth ical ▁way ▁for ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁involved .