Attorney defends Manus security contract

Attorney-General Christian Porter says there was a full and independent process in place for a contentious $423 million contract awarded to a security contractor on Manus Island.

A company called Paladin, which won the contract through a restricted tender process, is reportedly registered to a beach shack at the end of a dirt road on Kangaroo Island.

"This was the subject of a full independent Commonwealth procurement process and I'm sure that the claims will be investigated," Mr Porter told the ABC's Insiders program on Sunday.

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