Australia's Northern Territory becomes 1st 'entire region' to refuse to cooperate with UN group in its over 30 years of ...

The number of temporary visa holders in Australia has surged to a record 2.925 million, as the Labor government is accused of ...

A group of around 900 asylum seekers who came to Australia by boat nearly 13 years ago remain stuck in visa limbo, fighting ...

A group of around 900 asylum seekers who came to Australia by boat nearly 13 years ago remain stuck in visa limbo, fighting ...

A delegation of United Nations inspectors have raised the alarm about Australia's detention facilities and a breach of human ...

With his hands cuffed, Ned Kelly Emeralds scribbles awkwardly on a piece of paper inside a Brisbane courthouse as he hurriedly tries to tell his story after years of immigration detention. It’s 2019, ...

When Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan delivered the national budget yesterday, he blamed the nation’s $17.8 billion deficit on the stubbornly high Australian dollar, softening company-tax revenue and a ...

If Labour’s reforms turn refugee protection into a renewable status, the predictable result is more wrongful returns. This ...

UNHCR notes with deep interest the recommendations of the Expert Panel on Asylum-Seekers, in its report released today. UNHCR agrees that there are no quick or simple solutions to the complexity of ...

Teenage asylum seekers jailed after ‘horrific’ rape of 15-year-old girl - Jan Jahanzeb and Israr Niazal, both aged 17, face possible deportation and were ordered to register as sex offenders ...

NEGOMBO, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - The number of Sri Lankans trying to enter Australia illegally by sea is rising, an Australian general said on Tuesday, a day after Canberra said it had intercepted a ...