Manus
Australia and PNG agree to close Manus
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Peter O'Neill says Australia has agreed to close the Manus Island detention centre. Audio
Asylum seekers had no choice
Iranian Kurdish journalist Behrouz Boochani says that he and other asylum seekers who originally sought refuge in Australia made the journey because they had no choice. Audio
Panel on the Australian Election
Associate professor in politics and international relations at Auckland University, Jennifer Curtin, and veteran journalist, commentator, and Australian, Phil Wallington discuss the outcome of the… Audio
New Zealand unlikely to offer PNG resettlement for detainees
New Zealand unlikely to offer PNG resettlement for Manus detainees. Audio
PNG finds detention of Manus asylum seeks illegal
The Papua New Guinea government has found that the detention of asylum seekers on the island of Manus is illegal. Audio
PNG police accuse Aus govt of a 'pack of lies' over Manus case
PNG police say the Australian Government never told it staff accused of rape were being flown out of the Manus Island Detention Centre. Audio
Australian lawyers 'disturbed' at govt silence over PNG
The Australian Lawyers Alliance says it is concerned the government is yet to comment after three of its contractors appear to have left Papua New Guinea illegally.
Prospects bleak for Nauru and Manus Island refugees
Since 2013, any unauthorised maritime arrival entering Australian waters is sent to Manus Island or Nauru, for processing and resettlement in a participating regional state but not Australia. While… Audio
Australia's Asylum Seekers
The Australian government is looking to more Pacific Island nations for help to "shoulder the burden" of the country's asylum seeker issue. This comes amid ongoing problems at the existing asylum… Audio