Asylum Seekers
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.
Australian teacher defies law with Nauru comment
Another Australian worker has spoken publicly about conditions at Canberra's detention facilities in Nauru in defiance of Australian law.
Asylum seekers had no choice
Iranian Kurdish journalist Behrouz Boochani says that he and other asylum seekers who originally sought refuge in Australia made the journey because they had no choice. Audio
NZ must do more to close Nauru detention camp - Shearer
The Labour Party is urging the government to do more to close Australia's offshore detention camp for asylum seekers on Nauru.
Life in limbo ends for boat people on tiny Micronesian island
A life in limbo on a tiny Micronesian island is over for most of a boatload of Nepalese and Indian men who were likely duped by human traffickers.
Clarity coming on Australia's Manus obligations
The plight of the refugees and asylum seekers on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea will be back before the PNG Supreme Court this month.
Barbaric conditions for those detained on Nauru, Manus
A psychologist says the Australian government is deliberately inflicting the worst trauma he has ever seen on asylum seekers on Nauru and Manus Island. Audio
UNHCR shows refugee numbers at their highest ever levels
The United Nation's refugee agency says the number of people displaced by conflict is at its highest ever level. Audio