Refugees
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.
'Deeply ashamed' by treatment of asylum seekers
A social agency says many Australians are deeply ashamed of how their government treats asylum seekers. Audio
Christine Spring: HOPE
Kathryn Ryan speaks to author, photographer and former engineer Christine Spring about her book HOPE. The hard cover book is a photo essay of Syrian refugees in Lebanon taken in October 2015 when… Audio, Gallery
Chris Clarke - World Summit for Refugees and Migrants
World Vision NZ CEO Chris Clarke talks to Wallace on the eve of the World Summit for Refugees and Migrants. New Zealand has been one of the most generous and supportive countries towards the Syrian… Audio
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.
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.
Europe correspondent, Carsten von Nahmen
Germany's interior minister proposes a partial ban of the burqa, the mood among Germans towards nearly 1.1 million new refugees, & Angela Merkel faces a regional election. Audio
Nadia Hashimi: Afghan stories
Kathryn Ryan speaks to the bestselling author Nadia Hashimi, the US born and raised daughter of Afghani migrants who left their home country in the 1970s. Growing up she watched a steady stream of… Audio
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.
Fadela Novak-Irons - Refugees in the Warm Heart of Africa
New Zealander Fadela Novak-Irons is just completing a three-month emergency assignment as Senior Emergency Coordinator for UNHCR in Malawi, to help coordinate the refugee response following an influx… 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
550 people narrowly avoid death after boat capsizes
More than 550 people narrowly escaped drowning on Wednesday after their smugglers' boat capsized in the Southern Mediterranean. Audio
Our Own Odysseys - Ukraine
Ariadna Motus's parents came to New Zealand from Ukraine in 1949 as Displaced Persons. She recounts her trips, first with her mother, following the fall of the Soviet Union, and then with her husband… Audio
NZ urged to play its part to stop child refugees being detained
New Zealand is being urged to play a bigger role in stopping the detention of child refugees in the Asia Pacific region. Audio
Detainee says PNG police controlling Manus Island facility
A Kurdish Iranian journalist detained in the Manus Island offshore processing facility says Papua New Guinea police have taken control of the compound. Audio
Advocates encourage asylum seekers to set themselves on fire
Australia's Immigration Minister Peter Dutton says refugee advocates are to blame for two refugees setting fire to themselves on Nauru in the past week Audio
Second Nauru refugee set alight raises questions
As we have been reporting this morning, a second refugee on Nauru Island has set herself on fire. Audio