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Australian parties all “very tough” on asylum seekers
Mark Kenny on Australia’s new migrant resettlement deal with Nauru and its hardline approach to asylum seekers.
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Last refugee held on Nauru arrives in Australia
While offshore policy is being wound down, campaigners say ‘dark chapter’ will not end until last refugees leave PNG.
S Korea, Pacific Islands to boost ties after first-ever summit
Inaugural Korea-Pacific Islands Summit comes amid Seoul’s concerns over China’s growing influence in Indo-Pacific.
Who are Taiwan’s formal diplomatic allies?
China has stepped up pressure on Taiwan since Tsai Ing-wen was first elected president of the self-ruled island in 2016.
Refugees on Australian detention island sew lips shut in protest
Mohammad Shofiqul Islam and Mohammad Kaium have been held on the remote Pacific island of Nauru for nearly 10 years.
Climate change gets ‘highest priority’ in US, Pacific agreement
Partnership deal signed by 14 nations follows historic summit at the White House and comes as China extends influence.
US has agreed Pacific Islands deal, offering ‘big dollar numbers’
The US is looking to reengage in a region where China has been steadily expanding its influence.
Riots and snubs: In Pacific Islands, a growing wariness of China
Samoan Prime Minister’s decision to skip recent summit is latest evidence of growing mistrust of Beijing.
Refugee who self-immolated still in Australian detention
Asylum seeker who set himself on fire in 2019 to protest against his indefinite detention pleads for release.
![Refugee advocates hold placards as they participate in a protest in Sydney, Australia, against the treatment of asylum seekers at Australia-run detention centres located at Nauru and Manus Islands, November 18, 2017 [File: David Gray/ Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2017-11-18T031704Z_1315517557_RC1DAD1F17F0_RTRMADP_3_AUSTRALIA-ASYLUM.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Australia urged to act after damning report into refugee’s death
Probe into Iranian refugee’s death spurs calls for an end to Australia’s ‘inhumane’ offshore detention policy.
How an Afghan refugee crisis at sea transformed Australia policy
A cargo ship rescued Afghan asylum seekers stranded at sea near Australia 20 years go, transforming its refugee policy.
![Captain Arne Rinnan of the Norwegian container ship MV Tampa (background) visits the historic Rocks area of Sydney, 13 May 2002, where he answered questions about his rescue of 438 refugees off the coast of Christmas Island on 26 August 2001 [Torsten Blackwood/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/000_APH2002051392674.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)