Australia is not free of the prison industrial complex, not least because it operates on an international scale.

Here's an example.

Meet the "Clarence Correctional Centre" currently under construction near Grafton.

This is the country's biggest/most expensive gaol, its building funded by the largest prison contract ever awarded in Aus.

The contract was awarded to "Northern Pathways", a consortium that includes Serco & the Macquarie bank. $2.6 billion over 20 years. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jul/01/australias-biggest-and-most-expensive-jail-sparks-concerns-in-grafton

The management of the prison goes to Serco, the company that runs Australia's refugee detention camps and other prisons.

The building of the prison is by infrastructure company John Holland, which is owned by China Communications Construction Co. (CCCC)

CCCC is at the heart of the PRC's "belt and road initiative", a vast trade and infrastructure project worth an estimated 1.5 trillion dollars.

CCCC is majority owner by the Chinese Government, but Merrill Lynch, JP Morgan Chase and Blackrock also have significant investments.