Asylum Seekers
Amnesty issues stark warning to Nauru camp companies
Amnesty International is warning companies servicing the Australian run refugee detention centre on Nauru that they are complicit in human rights abuse. Audio
White House flip-flops on Australia refugee deal
The White House has backtracked on a promise to honour a refugee deal with Australia, saying President Donald Trump is still considering whether it will go ahead.
Award winning cartoonist denied refugee status
An award-winning cartoonist being held on Manus Island has been told he must return to Iran despite severe mental illness.
Glimpse of freedom on the Manus oval
A cricket tournament is underway on Manus involving refugees stuck on the Papua New Guinea Island. Audio
Nauru refugee settlement attacked - report
Australia's Refugee Action Coalition says cars have been burnt on Nauru in an attack by unidentified people on a refugee settlement. Video
Uncertainty lingers over US deal for men on Manus
The resettlement deal between Australia and the US is a political game designed to maintain calm in the camps, says a refugee held on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island.
Refugee protesters with superglue suspend Australian Parliament
Close to 40 people protesting against Australia's detention centres suspended question time in Canberra after supergluing themselves to railings.
People smuggling to Australia dormant - IOM
The International Organisation for Migration in Indonesia says the people smuggling operations that took asylum seekers by boat to Australia are dormant. Audio
Nauru welcomes Australia's refugee deal with US
The government of Nauru has welcomed the announcement that Australia has a deal with the US to resettle refugees sent to the island over the past three years.
Australian Senate considers asylum abuse claims
The Australian Senate is today beginning an inquiry into serious allegations of abuse, self harm and neglect at the country's Pacific detention camps for asylum seekers.
Aus Labor party will oppose boat-people ban
The opposition Labor party in Australia will oppose the government's bill that blocks boat people from ever returning there.
731 Manus Island detainees sign new application
A Supreme Court application for the resettlement of refugees detained on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island has been re-filed.
Two levels of NZ citizenship nothing new
Under a proposed Australian law change asylum seekers and refugees who attempt to arrive in Australia by boat will be permanently banned from entering the country. Audio
UN Special Rapporteur on migrant rights visit Australia
The Australian government's hardline stance on asylum seekers is expected to come under intense scrutiny by the United Nations when its special rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, arrives… Audio
John Key says Oz law change won't mean NZ offer will be taken
The Prime Minister is not expecting law changes in Australia to increase the likelihood of New Zealand's offer to accept asylum seekers being taken up. Audio
What is a refugee ?
A guide to the complex question of what is a refugee and an exploration of their shrinking prospects. Kathryn Ryan talks to Professor William Maley from the Asia-Pacific College of Diplomacy at the… Audio
Australians deeply ashamed of Nauru
Many Australians are deeply ashamed of how their government treats asylum seekers, a social agency says.
Billions spent on Australia's detention policy
A new report says Australia's asylum seeker detention policy has cost more than $US7.5 billion since it was reactivated in 2013.
Refugee on Manus recognised for cartoon work
An Iranian refugee at the Manus Island regional processing centre in Papua New Guinea has been given an international award for his work as a cartoonist.
Danish MPs plan Nauru visit
A parliamentary delegation from Denmark plans to visit Nauru as part of a study tour of Australia's asylum seekers policy.
