Nauru

A Somali woman who became pregnant after she was allegedly raped on Nauru and brought to Australia for an abortion has been flown back to the island.

A Somali refuguee who was allegedly raped on Nauru and brought to Australia for an abortion has reportedly been flown back to the island as an injuction application is made.

Australian-based Refugee Action Coalition says a pregnant Somali woman who had been raped in Nauru and was flown to Australia for a possible termination is to be returned to Nauru.

The Pacific Freedom Forum says banning overseas media from Nauru is another shocking denial of human rights in the region.

The Nauru government says a 26-year-old Somali woman may face charges of making a false complaint after police found there was no basis to her claim that she was raped.

The former premier of Western Australia is appealing for the Nauru government to allow her into the country to assess conditions at the asylum seeker detention centre there.

The news organisation Al Jazeera says it went through the appropriate channels in its bid to visit Nauru and was still denied access.

Save the Children Australia says it has no reason to believe any of its staff acted inappropirately after its offices on Nauru were raided by police on Saturday.

The Australian Senate is to conduct another inquiry into the offshore detention of asylum seekers, which is designed to protect whistleblowers.

An Australian rape crisis group says the Nauru government's decision to release the name of a woman who says she was raped sends a clear message to other women on the island. Audio

The Australian Medical Association is backing a call from around 1000 medical staff at an Australian hospital to end the mandatory detention of children.

Nauru's government says the international news organisation, Al Jazeera, did not go through proper channels when it applied to enter the country.

Police in Nauru have closed an investigation into the alleged rape of a Somali woman on the island, citing a lack of evidence.

The news organisation Al Jazeera has been told that all media visa applications have been denied by the Nauru government.

An Australia-based refugee advocate says asylum seekers on Nauru have welcomed the government's announcement to open the detention centre there with both joy and trepidation.

The United Nations has drawn attention to the three Pacific nations that still posses the death penalty in law.

Australia's government says it will transfer a refugee who became pregnant after she was raped on Nauru for medical treatment in Australia if doctors advise it.