Nauru

A former president of Nauru who was long denied medical treatment overseas, has been told by his doctors he may have just weeks to live.

Refugees detained on Manus Island and Nauru considered to be of "adverse character" will be sent to Christmas Island if they try to come to Australia under new medical evacuation laws.

Refugees detained on Manus Island and Nauru considered to be of "adverse character" will be sent to Christmas Island if they try to come to Australia under new medical evacuation laws.

Nauru's government has defended its treatment of a refugee evacuated from Nauru, amid an Australian probe into his death.

The last four children detained by Australia on Nauru have left the country to be to be resettled in the US.

Nauru is capable of handling medical transfers off the island without assistance from health advocates, its government says.

An Australian coroner today begins an inquest into why it took 31 hours to medically evacuate a refugee from Nauru who had set fire to himself.

Australia's opposition should force New Zealand's refugee resettlement offer through parliament, Manus refugees say.

Amnesty International is describing new laws in Nauru restricting medical transfers off the island a "dangerous and callous act."

Australia's Christmas Island is not equipped to provide adequate healthcare for sick refugees, the territory's shire council says.

A refugee advocate says new laws restricting medical transfers off the island are putting refugee lives at risk.

Nauru's government has rushed through new laws to prevent residents being granted medical transfers based on online recommendations.

Refugees transferred from offshore detention for medical treatment will be taken to Christmas Island, Australia's senate has been told.

A former Nauru president in need of critical medical treatment is seeking asylum in Australia.

The UN Refugee Agency is welcoming a law passed by the Australian parliament to address the crticial medical needs of refugees detained offshore.

Nauru's president has proposed changing the constitution to increase a government's parliamentary term from three to four years.

Australian MPs have passed a landmark bill with an opposition amendment making it easier for sick refugees held offshore to be treated in the country.

The humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières has launched a tele-health service in Australia to care for people on Nauru.