Nauru
Pacific should challenge Nauru govt's 'shameful behaviour'
A law professor says the Nauru government has behaved shamefully over the Nauru 19 case and the Pacific must speak out about it. Audio
Nauru 19 may still pursue permanent stay
The group called the Nauru 19 believes it has grounds to still push for a permanent stay on charges over an anti-government protest four years ago.
Appeal court overturns Nauru 19 permanent stay
The Nauru Court of Appeal has accepted an appeal on a permanent stay granted to a group charged over anti-government protests four years ago.
Appeal ruling in long-running Nauru legal saga due today
The latest chapter in a legal saga stretching back four years happens in the Nauru Court of Appeal today.
World Refugee Day: UN urges better care from Australia
World Refugee Day dawned in the Pacific with a plea from the United Nations for Australia to take better care of the refugees it detains offshore. Audio
World Refugee Day: Nothing to celebrate on Manus and Nauru
First Person - This is our sixth World Refugee Day here on Manus and Nauru. For us refugees there is nothing to celebrate, writes Shaminda Kanapathi.
UN experts call for better care of Manus, Nauru refugees
United Nations human rights experts have urged Australia to immediately provide appropriate health care to more than 800 refugees it holds in Papua New Guinea and Nauru.
Nauruans face limits in using overseas lawyers
The Nauru Government is limiting a defendant's access to overseas lawyers.
Australia won't meet Nauru, Manus resettlement target
The Australian government has conceded it won't meet its target of resettling 1250 refugees held on Nauru and Manus Island.
Plea for evacuation of refugees from Nauru and Manus Island
The Morrison government must immediately evacuate refugees on Nauru and Manus Island to safety, Australia's Human Rights Law Centre says.
Manus Island refugee given asylum by Switzerland
A Manus Island refugee granted asylum in Switzerland will continue to fight for the freedom of refugees Australia detains in Papua New Guinea and Nauru.
Scotty returns to Nauru parliament after by-election
A former Nauru president, Ludwig Scotty, has got back into parliament after winning Thursday's by-election in the Anabare constituency.
Pacific allies voice support for Taiwan at WHO meeting
Taiwan's Pacific allies have rallied behind its bid to join the World Health Organisation, or WHO.
Sprent Dabwido dies from cancer, age 46
Nauru's former president Sprent Dabwido has died from cancer at the age of 46. He oversaw the reopening of Australia's refugee detention centres on Nauru, but spent his final years fighting as one of… Video, Audio
Claim Nauru govt has lot to answer over Dabwido death
A friend of former Nauru president, Sprent Dabwido, says the Nauru Government has a lot to answer for over his death, at the age of 46, from cancer.
The former president of Nauru, Sprent Dabwido, has died
The former president of Nauru, Sprent Dabwido, has died at the age of 46. His final days were consumed by a battle with the current government of President Baron Waqa, a battle which drained him both… Audio
Sprent Dabwido, former president of Nauru, dies
The former president of Nauru, Sprent Dabwido, has died in Australia, aged 46.
Nauru opposition MP released from prison
An opposition MP on Nauru who was jailed last week has been released after the Court of Appeal granted him leave to appeal.
Service contract for Nauru refugees extended
The Australian company providing welfare and garrison services to refugees detained on Nauru has had its contract extended for three months.
No response to claim of plagiarism by Nauru judge
The Nauru government appears to have ignored a complaint of alleged plagiarism by one of its most senior judges. Audio