Nauru

Nine welfare workers deported from Nauru are demanding an apology from the Australian government.

The Pacific Islands Forum says it is keen to send an observer mission to help monitor elections in Nauru but only if invited by the Nauru government.

Police on Nauru say they are taking the investigation into the alleged sexual assault of a six-year-old refugee seriously, despite criticism from the girl's family.

Reports from Nauru say a six-year-old refugee was allegedly sexually abused.

An Australian lawyer has asked for a Royal Commission of Inquiry to examine the immigration department over the way it handled the case of a Somali refugee.

Nauru Airlines says a new link through Solomon Islands aims to provide new passenger and cargo links in the central Pacific.

The company providing guards at the Australian run detention camps on Nauru says claims of a new body search policy are wrong.

A leading Australian newspaper, The Age, has published an editorial calling for an end to Canberra's current refugee policies.

Another Nauru MP is asking why the Commonwealth Secretariat's observer mission didn't seek out opposition voices.

Nauru's president has used his Christmas message to again lash out at foreign media, saying his government has had a successful year that has brought stability and prosperity.

A suspended Nauru opposition MP says the health minister must resign after being charged for manslaugher and dangerous driving.

A Nauru opposition MP has accused the government of using public funds on "record levels" to buy popularity before the election.

Nauru's Supreme Court Registrar has confirmed the Health Minister, Valdon Dowiyogo, has been charged with dangerous driving and manslaughter.

The Refugee Action Coalition says new search rules at the asylum seeker camps on Nauru make a mockery of claims the camps are open.

An Australian refugee care group says female asylum seekers on Nauru are being intimidated by guards using a new body search policy.

A government minister in Nauru may be charged with manslaughter following a fatal road accident.

There are reports from Nauru that a cabinet minister was involved in a fatal motor accident that claimed a man's life and left his wife in hospital.

A Nauru opposition MP says the government has a vendetta and has derailed legal attempts for an elected MP to get his passport back.