Nauru
Minister risking more self-harm on Nauru, says advocate
A refugee advocate says comments by the Australian Immigration Minister risk more self harm attempts by asylum seekers on Nauru.
Another self-immolation on Nauru
Greg Barton of Deakin University discusses the desperation of those in Australia's detention centres. Audio
Canberra blames refugee advocates for self-immolations
Australia's Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has singled out refugee advocates for the self-immolation of two refugees who set fire to themselves on Nauru.
Refugee who self-immolated on Nauru arrives in Australia
A Somali refugee who set herself alight in the Nauru detention centre has arrived in Australia for treatment.
Second refugee in a week self-immolates on Nauru
A refugee being held in Australia's detention centre on Nauru has set herself alight in the second such incident in less than a week.
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
Nauru MPs to get Supreme Court hearing
Three Nauru MPs charged over a protest outside Parliament nearly a year ago have succeeded in having their cases referred back to the Supreme Court.
Nauru gets grants from ADB and Australia
Money from the Asian Development Bank and Australia is to go to strengthening fiscal stability in Nauru.
Another attempt at self-immolation on Nauru
Another Iranian man has reportedly tried to set himself on fire on Nauru before security guards managed to stop him.
New operator of Australia's detention centres seeks an exit
The Spanish company poised to take over the business operating Australia's offshore asylum seeker detention centres plans to step away from the facilities on Papua New Guinea and Nauru.
Death of Iranian refugee criminal, say advocates
Refugee advocates say it was criminal delaying treatment and care needed for an Iranian refugee who died from injuries sustained from setting himself ablaze on Nauru.
Iranian refugee dies of burns in Australian hospital
An Iranian refugee who suffered severe burns after setting himself alight on Nauru has died.
Australia's detention camp contractor to be bought out
The Australian company found to be holding hundreds of people in Papua New Guinea illegally has agreed to a buy-out.
Australian and PNG govts scramble over Manus
The fate of hundreds of people detained illegally in Papua New Guinea remains uncertain, after a court struck a blow to Canberra's policy of sending asylum seekers abroad.
Nauru can house asylum seekers says former president
A former president of Nauru says his country has the capacity to house the 850 asylum seekers in limbo on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island.
Australia's rights record problematic for the Pacific
ANALYSIS: This week's Papua New Guinea Supreme Court ruling has underlined how Australia's adherence to human rights norms is regressing and causing problems in the Pacific.
Nauru latest Pacific country to discover zika
The zika virus has been found in Nauru - the sixth country in the Pacific to be affected by the mosquito borne virus.
Injured Iranian refugee flown out of Nauru
Nauru says an Iranian refugee who suffered severe burns after setting himself alight has been flown to Australia.
Asylum seeker sets self on fire in front of UN staff
An asylum seeker detained by the Australian government on Nauru remains in a critical condition in hospital after he set himself on fire in front of staff from the United Nations. Audio
Burnt Iranian in critical condition on Nauru
An Iranian asylum seeker being held on Nauru is in a critical condition after setting himself alight, the Nauru government says.
