Photos from Nauru reveal the Australian government’s real priorities
While millions of dollars are splashed for lavish reception rooms for government officials, the Nauru hospital does not even have the most basic of...
Fires at Yongah hill after detainee death
Some fires have broken out in Yongah Hill in the aftermath of the suicide of an Iraqi detainee late Sunday afternoon, 1 September.
Detainees were...
Detainee suicides in Yongah Hill – negligence claims another life
An Iraqi detainee has committed suicide in Yongah Hill detention centre outside Perth.
The man was found in his cell at around 5.30pm Western Australia...
Thirteen refugees leave PNG for the US
Thirteen refugees flew from Port Moresby this morning, Tuesday 28 August, on their way to be resettled in the United States.
Included in the group...
Tamil asylum seeker suicides in Brisbane
A 45-year-old Tamil asylum seeker has died in Brisbane after a suicide attempt at the Logan hospital last Friday (24 August).
The Tamil man received...
Nauru rushes to demolish refugee tents before Pacific Islands Forum
Last minute efforts are underway on Nauru to get all families and children out of the mouldy tents of RPC 3, the family compound,...
Guilty! Coroner’s findings damn offshore detention
The coroner’s findings in regard to the death of Hamid Khazaie have damned the government’s offshore detention policy.
The coroner noted that the Pacific...
Fourteen refugees fly from Nauru to US today
Fourteen more refugees, mostly single men – Rohingyan, Afghans, and Pakistanis – left Nauru this afternoon, Sunday 29 July, to be resettled in the...
Twenty three refugees leave Nauru for the US
Twenty-three refugees flew from Nauru to the US today, Sunday 22 July.
The group includes two Rohingyan families, one couple with their three...
Female Villawood detainees stage protest hunger strike
Around 40 female detainees in Villawood are staging a protest hunger strike from 11.00am today, Thursday, 12 July.
The protest follows abrupt changes announced on...
