Peter Dutton
Eva Orner: asylum seekers and detention centres
Kim Hill talks to Australian film director and producer Eva Orner, whose documentary Chasing Asylum, an exposé of the detention centres established by the Australian government on Nauru and Manus… Audio
Blame game underway over self immolations on Nauru
Australia's Immigration Minister Peter Dutton says refugee advocates are to blame for two refugees setting fire to themselves on Nauru in the past week. Audio
Ko Haapu's open letter to Australian Immigration Minister
The former New Zealand soldier Ko Haapu, held without any charge in a maximum security prison in Perth, has written an angry open letter to Australia's Immigration Minister Peter Dutton. RNZ's Jason… Audio
Pressure on Aus govt to allow asylum seekers to stay
Pressure is mounting on the Australian government to allow asylum seekers who face imminent return to offshore detention on Nauru to stay in the country. Audio
Dutton's anti-detainee words rile mother
The mother of a New Zealand-born teenager blamed for the Christmas Island riots and sent to Perth is angry at Australia vilifying detainees as violent criminals. Audio
Aus lawyer says Christmas Is detention centre should be closed
Greg Barns is Australian political commentator, former government policy adviser, and President of the Australian Lawyers Alliance. He says the latest riot on Christmas Island is yet another… Audio
Christmas Island detainee reports "standoff"
A Christmas Island detainee says guards have fled the detention centre after a riot, following the death of an asylum seeker being held at the facility. The detainee says they have seized control of… Audio
Australia will not bow to pressure from Amnesty
The Australian government is standing firm on its border protection policies despite yesterday's scathing report by Amnesty International. Audio
Refugee on Nauru disputes claims she didn't want abortion
The advocates for a Somali refugee who's been held on Nauru have disputed the Australian government's claims she changed her mind about an abortion. Audio
Senate Inquiry dismissed as political witch hunt
Australia's government has dismissed a Senate inquiry into the country's asylum seeker detention centre on Nauru as a political witch hunt by an opposition-dominated committee. Audio
Aus detention centre whistleblowers criminalised
The Australian government has passed a law which criminalises whistleblowers who speak out against the conditions of the offshore detention centres on Nauru and Manus Island. Audio
Pacific countries take measures against Ebola
Pacific countries are taking measures to protect against the virus that has taken grip of West Africa, despite the chances of Ebola reaching the region being described as slim. Audio
