Manus Island
No cheer for refugees detained by Australia
US President Donald Trump's decision to suspend refugee resettlement has thrown uncertainty into the mix for refugees detained by Australia on Nauru and Manus Islands; and refugees there say the… Audio
UN calls for inquiry into Manus Island asylum seekers' beating
Two Iranian men who were injured by police in Papua New Guinea have returned to court after being arrested for a second time.
$1bn spent on Aus detention centres without permission
An independent audit has alleged more than $AU1 billion has been spent at Australia's offshore detention centres without proper authorisation.
Two refugees in New Year attack on PNG's Manus Island
Two Iranian refugees who say they were bashed by policemen and immigration officers on Manus Island were allegedly refused medical treament. Audio
PNG police accused of bashing asylum seekers
Police on Manus Island have released two asylum seekers who advocates say were badly beaten two days ago.
Award winning cartoonist denied refugee status
An award-winning cartoonist being held on Manus Island has been told he must return to Iran despite severe mental illness.
'Litany of dismissal' on Manus Island
A Sudanese refugee who died in an Australian hospital should never have been kept at the Manus Island detention centre in the first place says a refugee advocacy group.
Manus Island MP: Build hospital to stop refugee deaths
Australia must build and staff a hospital on Manus Island to prevent refugees from dying in the future, the Papua New Guinea politician who represents the island says.
Glimpse of freedom on the Manus oval
A cricket tournament is underway on Manus involving refugees stuck on the Papua New Guinea Island. Audio
Refugees stuck on Manus relish chance to play cricket
A cricket tournament underway on Manus Island involving refugees stuck on the Papua New Guinea island also has a team of locals playing in it, and provides a welcome distraction to the long, torturous… Audio
Refugees stuck on Manus relish chance to play cricket
A cricket tournament underway on Manus Island involving refugees stuck on the Papua New Guinea island also has a team of locals playing in it, and provides a welcome distraction to the long, torturous… Audio
Uncertainty lingers over US deal for men on Manus
The resettlement deal between Australia and the US is a political game designed to maintain calm in the camps, says a refugee held on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island.
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
Australia's 'boat people' stance will cost it - UN official
A UN Special Rapporteur on human rights says he sees no point in Australia's planned "punitive approach" to never allow refugees who arrived by boat into the country.
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.
US to resettle Nauru and Manus refugees
Australia has reached a resettlement deal with the United States for refugees being held on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island and Nauru.
US will take Australia's 'boat people'
The US and Australia have agreed to a one-off refugee resettlement deal for Nauru and Manus Island detainees.
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.
