Australia

UN refugee agency demands closure of Australia’s offshore detention center

Sep 17, 2016 10:24

The United Nations human rights office has demanded that Australia end its indefinite detention of refugees held on the Central Pacific island country of Nauru amid persisting reports of abuse against the captives.
Australia bill proposes indefinite detention of terror convicts

Sep 16, 2016 04:48

Australia has proposed a new counter-terrorism bill that would allow the indefinite detention of people convicted of terror-related offenses.
Australia protest over death of aboriginal teen turns violent

Aug 31, 2016 10:08

Violent clashes have broken out between Australian police and a group of demonstrators protesting the death of an aboriginal teenager in the country.
Indigenous prisoner found dead in Australia’s Darwin prison

Aug 25, 2016 07:57

An aboriginal prisoner has died in a detention center in the Australian Northern Territory city of Darwin, amid calls for a probe into reports about torture and mistreatment of indigenous people behind bars in the country.
Sexual harassment, bullying widespread in Australia police: Report

Aug 22, 2016 09:59

Almost fifty percent of women working for Australia’s national police have been sexually harassed in the past five year, a new report reveals.
Australia, Papua New Guinea to close refugee camp on Manus Island

Aug 17, 2016 11:49

Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) agreed Wednesday to close a controversial camp of asylum seekers on the remote Manus Island, weeks after a court ruled that holding refugees in the facility was illegal.
Calls grow for probe into disturbing abuse of refugees by Australia

Aug 15, 2016 12:30

Opposition parties in Australia and New Zealand have joined calls for an inquiry into recent disturbing reports about the abuse of asylum-seekers on remote Pacific islands.
UN voices concern about child abuse in Australia's refugee center

Aug 13, 2016 04:12

The United Nations human rights body has voiced concern about reports of abuse in the Australian-run offshore detention facility on the Pacific Island of Nauru.
Australia denies report of sexual abuse against refugees on off-shore centers

Aug 11, 2016 10:06

Australian authorities have denied a report that detailed alleged cases of sexual abuse against refugees in an Australian-run off-shore detention center, accusing the asylum seekers of making false allegations of sexual harassment.
‘Far-right’ Australian man charged with planning terror attacks

Aug 07, 2016 09:34

An Australian man, reportedly linked to anti-Islam and anti-refugee groups, has been arrested on charges of planning terror attacks in the country.