Asylum Seekers

Destructive chaos wrought by detainees on Christmas Island this week was swiftly followed by mayhem among the inmates of our House of Representatives. Audio

Sweden's Prime Minister has introduced temporary border controls in his country. Stefan Lofven lof vin says the move was taken because a surge in new arrivals had resulted in a threat to public order.

European and African leaders have reached agreement in Malta on a deal that will create a fund worth one-point-eight billion Euros for African countries and establish an action plan to reduce the… Audio

Australia Correspondent Karen Middleton brings us the latest on the response to Christmas Island riots from Australia. The immigration minister Peter Dutton has said the government is "not going to… Audio

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

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

Following allegations of rape and other abuse, Nauru has come under pressure at the United Nations to improve its conditions for asylum seekers on the island. Audio

A Bangladeshi refugee who is being detained in Indonesia after his groups' failed attempt to sail to New Zealand hopes a new report by Amnesty International will help his group's case. Guyon Espiner… Audio

In his first major speech since losing office, former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott has called on European leaders to close their borders to asylum seekers or risk imperilling their nations. Audio

World Vision's Laura Gemmell has just returned from working in a makeshift refugee camp on the border of Serbia and Croatia. She tells us about some of the people she's met, the desperate and chaotic… Audio

Amnesty International has recounted horrific stories of Rohingya people who were abused and kept in hellish conditions while trafficked out of Myanmar in shoddy boats. Graham Thom, who is Amnesty's… Audio

Australian doctors are refusing to allow the children of asylum seekers to be sent back to detention after being discharged from the Royal Victoria Children's Hospital. Right now there are 93 children… Audio

The Bangladeshi refugee who revealed Australian officials bribed the crew of his boat not to enter Australian waters remains in limbo in an Indonesian detention centre. Audio

The safety and security of asylum seekers on Nauru is under renewed scrutiny after several recent reports of rape. The ABC's Elizabeth Byrne says the hearings at the High Court will test for the first… Audio

Hungarian riot police have fired teargas and water cannon at desperate migrants near the Serbian town of Horgos. Hungary this week closed its entire border with Serbia, and made it illegal to enter… Audio

As Europe fails to reach an agreement over how to share the burden of the massive flow of asylum seekers out of Syria and Iraq, we meet Christchurch woman Anne Tee, who has lived on the tiny Greek… Audio