Christmas Island
Coronavirus quarantine, climate risks, Canberra fire, Barnaby's not back
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about Australia's response to coronavirus and concerns about the impact on the tertiary sector. There's a rift within the government over… Audio
Calling Home: Rebekah Holt in Melbourne
Rebekah Holt has gone from a communications manager for the New Zealand Police to Head of Staff at TV3 to serious car crash survivor. She now lives in Melbourne, where she is the only journalist to go… Audio, Gallery
Christmas Island not equipped for sick refugees
Australia's Christmas Island is not equipped to provide adequate healthcare for sick refugees, the territory's shire council says.
Sick refugees to go to Christmas Island
Refugees transferred from offshore detention for medical treatment will be taken to Christmas Island, Australia's senate has been told.
Australia to reopen Christmas Island detention centre
The Christmas Island detention centre will reopen in the wake of the Australian government's historic defeat in parliament over medical care for asylum seekers.
UK nuclear test veterans pushing for recognition 60 years on
Sixty years after Britain conducted its largest nuclear test in Kiribati, veterans who were there are continuing to demand recognition and compensation, but Britain continues to insist its tests were… Audio
Para Paheer and Alison Corke: The Power of Good People
Para Paheer was one of thousands of Tamils targeted during the 26-year civil war in Sri Lanka from 1983 to 2009. The book The Power of Good People gives a riveting first-hand account of the events… Audio
Christmas Island: Child asylum seeker wins detention payout
The Australian government has agreed to pay a confidential settlement to a nine-year-old Iranian asylum seeker over her detention on Christmas Island.
Immigration centre mobile phone ban overturned
A last-minute court challenge has overturned a mobile phone ban for New Zealanders in Australian immigration detention centres.
White House flip-flops on Australia refugee deal
The White House has backtracked on a promise to honour a refugee deal with Australia, saying President Donald Trump is still considering whether it will go ahead.
Refugee protesters with superglue suspend Australian Parliament
Close to 40 people protesting against Australia's detention centres suspended question time in Canberra after supergluing themselves to railings.
Christmas Island detention numbers back to pre-riot levels
The number of people held in Australian detention facilities after committing crimes has fallen, but numbers on Christmas Island has increased.
NZ asked to help save detainee from deportation to Syria
A Melbourne woman is begging the New Zealand government to grant her partner a visa to save him from being deported to Syria.
No Aus-NZ correspondence over Christmas Island
The New Zealand government says it has not been consulted by Australia about any plans to close the Christmas Island immigration detention centre.
Australia using alternative legal way to detain NZers
Another legal avenue used by Australia to indefinitely detain New Zealanders has come to light.
Number of NZers on Christmas Island 'doubles'
The number of New Zealanders held at Australia's Christmas Island detention centre has reportedly doubled and conditions are getting worse, a detainee says.
Deportation of asylum seeker lacks compassion
An asylum seeker was deported under the cover of darkness after being treated in Australia for injuries sustained in the Papua New Guinea detention centre Audio
Detainees blamed for riot could be dragged back to Aus
Deportees blamed for the Christmas Island riot and kicked out of Australia six months ago are bracing themselves to be dragged back to face charges.
Former Xmas Island detainees blamed for riot
New Zealand detainees who were blamed for the Christmas Island riot and deported from Australia six months ago are bracing themselves to be dragged back to face charges there. Audio
Former Xmas Island detainee fears being send back to Aust
A New Zealander held in a Christmas Island detention centre before being sent home now fears he's about to be shipped back to an Australian prison. Audio