The Federal Opposition says asylum detention facilities on Nauru could be reopened within a "matter of weeks" and the tiny Pacific island is an even better option now than it was 10 years ago.

Nauru has elected its third president in less than a week. Last week Marcus Stephen resigned after it was alleged he had abused his office and he was replaced by one of his supporters, Frederick ...

The Australian Prime Minister has rejected renewed accusations the country is mistreating asylum seekers on the Pacific island of Nauru. In its latest damning report, rights group Amnesty ...

Suvendrini Perera receives funding from the Australian Research Council and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. She is affiliated with Writing Through Fences, a group that ...

More than a dozen refuges have attempted suicide, according to activists, who have also alleged that at least seven children have sewn their lips together in the wake of the Abbott government's recent ...

Australia and Nauru have announced another deal for Australia to deport non-citizens to Nauru – with a twist. This latest deal isn’t focused on detention, but it will enable Australia to deport ...

Nauru has started selling passports to fund climate action, but is so far struggling to attract new citizens to the low-lying, largely barren island in the Pacific Ocean. Nauru, one of the world’s ...