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New moves by Nauru's govt to curb dissent
Audio 14 May 2015Nauru's former resident magistrate says the government's latest move to further tighten laws in an effort to curb dissent is a worrying sign of the further decay of the country's democracy. Audio
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Teen asylum seeker ex Nauru jumps from balcony
A teenage asylum seeker who was detained in Nauru is being treated in an Australian hospital after jumping off a balcony at a detention facility last week.
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PNG asylum seekers plea for Palmer Party
More than 100 asylum seekers on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea have appealed to the Palmer United Party over its planned deal with the Australian government.
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ICC asked to investigate Australia for 'crimes of humanity'
Audio 27 Oct 2014The International Criminal Court is being asked to investigate the Australian government's treatment of asylum seekers, particuarly crimes against humanity. Audio
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ICC asked to probe Australia's asylum policy
An Australian politician has asked the International Criminal Court to investigate the Australian government's treatment of asylum seekers, citing crimes against humanity.
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PNA chief says killings on high seas a "tragedy"
Audio 19 Aug 2014The head of a key regional fishing agency says he has witnessed clashes at sea over fishing but nothing as tragic as the killing of several men on the high seas, portrayed in a Youtube video. Audio
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Nauru declares more as refugees
Another 19 people from Australia's asylum seeker detention camps on Nauru have been granted refugee status by the Nauru government.
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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 19 March 2014
Audio 19 Mar 2014Views sought on replacement document for Pacific Plan; Nauru opposition wants Justice Minister to go; Nurses in Vanuatu getting desperate for pay; Plan to set up a TV station in Bougainville to… Audio
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No asylum arrivals in 57 days
The Department of Immigration in Australia says no asylum seeker boats made it to shore this week and there have now been no onshore arrivals for 57 days.
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UNHCR calls for a more humane asylum seeker policy from Australia
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees says Australian-run asylum seeker camps on Nauru and Manus Island are holding people in arbitrary detention and do not meet international standards…
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UNHCR calls for a more humane asylum seeker policy from Australia
Audio 27 Nov 2013UNHCR calls for immediate changes in the Australian run camps for asylum seekers on Nauru and PNG's Manus Island. Audio
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Asylum seekers in PNG and Nauru "profoundly impacted" says UNHCR
The United Nations refugee agency has released damning reports on Australia's asylum seeker centres in Papua New Guinea and Nauru. After visits to the centres, the UNHCR reports the asylum...
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Pacific Island countries speak out against lack of action at COP19
Pacific Island countries have used an international climate change conference in Poland to speak out about a lack of action from developed nations to reduce carbon emissions. COP 19 -...
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Pacific Island countries speak out against lack of action
Audio 22 Nov 2013Pacific Island countries have used an international climate change conference in Poland to speak out about a lack of action from developed nations to reduce carbon emissions. Audio
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Nauru tells climate conference high emitters shirking responsibility
High carbon emitting countries are being accused of not doing enough to avert the catastrophic impacts of climate change. Nauru's president Baron Waqa has told a high level meeting at...
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Just 3 inexperienced PNG officials to handle Australian refugee claims
Just three junior immigration officers are to process the refugee claims of the more than 1,100 asylum-seekers sent by Australia to Manus Island in Papua New Guinea. The Australian newspaper...
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Canberra shifts asylum seekers from Nauru to repeat process
The Refugee Action Coalition says Australia has flown 68 asylum seekers from Nauru to Australia, taking the total transferred from the island to Australia in the past nine days to...
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Refugee advocate says Australia calling shots on Nauru
An advocate for refugees says it is a scandal that Australia is deporting five Sri Lankans seeking asylum without assessing their claims. The five had spent about a year incarcerated...
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Sri Lankan asylum seekers being deported by Australia
Audio 11 Oct 2013Refugee advocate raises concerns that a group of Sri Lankans seeking asylum in Australia are to be deported. Audio
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New govt urged to keep Rudd asylum-seeker policy
Outgoing immigration minister Tony Burke says Australia's new government should stick with the Rudd people-smuggling policy and not offend Indonesia.
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Refugee advocate group condemns transfer of first asylum seekers to Nauru
The Australia-based Refugee Action Coalition has condemned Canberra for transferring the first asylum seeker families to Nauru. Australia's Department of Immigration and Citizenship says 26 people…
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Refugee advocate group condemns transfer of first asylum seekers to Nauru
Audio 22 Aug 2013Refugee advocacy group condemns Canberra for transferring the first asylum seeker families to Nauru. Audio
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Smugglers trying to overwhelm PNG boat plan
More than 500 asylum seekers have arrived in Australian waters since Sunday, but Immigration Minister Tony Burke insists a resettlement arrangement with PNG won't be overwhelmed.
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Rudd's PNG Solution appears to be unravelling
Audio 19 Aug 2013Questions linger over the refugee resettlement deal between Australia and Papua New Guinea, amid uncertainty over where refugees will be resettled. Audio
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Australian doctors set up new group over asylum seeker policies
Audio 19 Aug 2013A group of Australian doctors has formed a new group, Doctors for Refugees, to try and push for a policy change by Canberra Audio
