Nauru
Suspended Nauru MP to appear in court
A suspended Nauru MP and former justice minister, Mathew Batsiua, is expected to appear in court shortly after spending the last two nights in custody.
Suspended Nauru MP blocked from leaving island
Nauru's former finance minister Roland Kun has been stopped from leaving the island with his passport confiscated. Audio
Suspended Nauru MP has passport seized
A former Nauru cabinet minister, suspended by the current government, is detained and his passport is confiscated. Audio
MP Kun stopped from leaving Nauru, passport confiscated
There are reports a Nauru MP, who was suspended from Parliament in May last year, has been stopped from leaving the island and had his passport confiscated. Audio
Nauru protest may go into second day
There are plans today to continue a protest outside the Nauru parliament with people demanding that five suspended MPs be re-instated. Audio
Fears for Nauru MP arrested in protest chaos
Over a hundred protesters remained outside Nauru's Parliament until late last night, demanding the release of opposition MP Mathew Batsiua, after his arrest in a protest that the government had dubbed… Audio
Nauru opposition MP arrested after mass protest
Nauru's government has dubbed today's protest at the island's parliament a 'riot', and accused suspended opposition MPs of spearheading it.
Our Own Odysseys: Nauru Life
VSA volunteer Nicholas Hay is living on the Micronesian island of Nauru to help the Ministry of Marine Resources sustainably manage their coastal marine resources. Audio
Petition wants Australian offshore detention camps closed
A petition signed by 65,000 people in Australia calling for the immediate shut down of its asylum seeker detention camps abroad is to be presented to the Australian Senate.
Nauru parliament reportedly damaged in protests
Reports from Nauru say windows have been broken at the island's parliament where today's meeting has been adjourned after a protest involving hundreds.
Protest on Nauru shuts down parliament
A protest involving hundreds of people has been staged in front of the Nauru parliament which was to meet today.
Australia slammed by UN on boat push-backs
The United Nations has criticised Australia on its treatment of refugees and migrants from vulnerable countries.
Australian-born asylum seeker baby sent into Nauru detention - report
Reports from Australia say a baby was sent to Canberra's detention centre on Nauru in defiance of advice given to the immigration department.
Nauru rebukes ABC over Adeang reports
The government of Nauru has sharply attacked the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, accusing it of spreading lies by replacing journalism with activism.
Australia's immigration minister urged to apologise
Australia's opposition Greens leader Richard Di Natale has demanded an apology from the immigration minister Peter Dutton.
No protection for children in Nauru camp, inquiry told
Former Save the Children staff say there are inadequate policies in place to respond to crimes against children at the Nauru detention centre. Audio
Medical staff on Nauru told not to report health problems
An Australian senate inquiry into serious allegations of abuse and poor conditions at the Nauru detention centre has heard medical staff were told not to report psychological health problems suffered… Audio
Australia alters Hanson-Young surveillance stance
Australia's immigration department has confirmed that an opposition Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young was spied on during her visit to Nauru where Canberra runs a detention centre for asylum seekers.
Nauru asylum seekers medical records interfered with - inquiry
An Australian senate inquiry into serious allegations and conditions at the Nauru detention centre has heard medical staff were told not to report psychological health problems suffered by asylum… Audio
Call for proper Nauru police inquiry into bribery claims
A suspended Nauru MP is calling on the government to allow a full police inquiry into bribery allegations implicating the Justice Minister David Adeang. Audio
