Deportation
Detention centres full - lawyer
An Australian migration lawyer says the country's detention centres are filled to overflowing. The lawyer asked to be known only as Susan, to protect her clients fighting deportation to New Zealand… Audio
Precarious' for NZers in detention - Australian Greens
The Australian and New Zealand Green parties are calling for all deportations of New Zealanders to stop. Luke Mathers is a 22 year old panelbeater from Brisbane who left New Zealand aged four. Audio
New Zealanders in Australian prisons and on Christmas Island
What would do you do with these New Zealanders who are really Australians? Audio
1 in 10 held in Oz detention centres are Kiwis
Almost one in 10 people now being held in Australian detention centres is a New Zealand citizen, the second largest nationality being detained. Audio
Full Australian inquiry into Kiwi death
The Foreign Minister says Australia has assured him there will be a full inquiry into the death of a New Zealander in a prison across the Tasman. Audio
Detention of NZer's in camps could run into the thousands
The New Zealand citizens who are being locked up in detention centres then kicked out of Australia could eventually run into the thousands according to the Australian Lawyers Alliance. Greg Barns is… Audio
Australia undermining human rights by deporting criminals
An Australian human rights organisation says Australia is damaging its reputation by deporting convicted criminals back to their home countries they have no connection to. Audio
No breaks in Australia for NZ 'cousins'
New Zealanders are considered 'cousins' but get no special conditions if they break Australian laws, a Queensland senator says.
Australian MP supports deportation of New Zealand criminals
An Australian senator is defending his country's hard-line immigration stance on deporting convicted criminals. Audio
UN pulls out of inspecting detention centres in Australia
The UN has pulled out of inspecting detention centres in Australia saying the country's whistleblower law is too big of an obstruction. Audio
New Zealander set to be deported dies in Australian prison
A 23-year-old New Zealander who begged Australia's immigration minister not to deport him back to this country has died in Australia's Goulburn Supermax prison. Audio
NZ-born Brisbane detainee sent to island after assault
Detainee numbers on Australia's remote Christmas Island are ramping up, among them New Zealanders sent there as a punishment for misbehaving and to isolate them. Audio
It's revealed 196 NZders are in Australian detention centres
The Government says 196 New Zealanders are being detained in Australia awaiting deportation, but it won't say how many of these are being held on Christmas Island. Audio
Calls for government to pressure Australia over detainees
As more details emerge about New Zealanders being detained on Christmas Island, there are growing calls for the Government to ramp up the pressure on Australia. Political editor Jane Patterson… Audio
Australia deports dozens more NZers to Christmas Island
Another 20 New Zealand and Pacific Islanders have arrived at the Christmas Island detention centre. Guyon Espiner speaks to Duncan Poroa, a New Zealander at the Christmas Island facility. Audio
More detainees speak out from Christmas Island
The brother of a New Zealander detained on Christmas Island says he has no confidence authorities here will intervene, even as increasing numbers are sent to the Indian Ocean immigration detention… Audio
More legal battles looming over Pacific refugees
The father of a family turned down for refugee status based on climate change, has today been deported from New Zealand. Audio
Plight of 75 NZers and Pacific Islanders detained
A Horowhenua man held under Australia immigration laws on Christmas Island says 75 fellow New Zealanders and Pacific Islanders are being held alongside him. Audio
Christmas Island being used to soften us up - NZ detainee
An immigration detainee near Darwin who witnessed a fellow New Zealander seized and sent to Christmas Island says it's being done to soften them up so they'll sign the papers to be deported. Audio
Angela Russell's lawyer says Minister must consider children.
The lawyer for a woman awaiting deportation to New Zealand from Darwin says her client's children are suffering as their mother languishes in an Australian detention centre. Audio