Asylum Seekers
Nauru comes under UN pressure over asylum seekers
Following allegations of rape and other abuse, Nauru has come under pressure at the United Nations to improve its conditions for asylum seekers on the island. Audio
Amnesty accuses Australia over people-smuggling
Amnesty International says there is good evidence that Australian officials acted illegally towards refugees, paying boat crews to return them to Indonesia. Audio
Hope a new Amnesty International report helps refugee case
A Bangladeshi refugee who is being detained in Indonesia after his groups' failed attempt to sail to New Zealand hopes a new report by Amnesty International will help his group's case. Guyon Espiner… Audio
Tony Abbott urges European leaders to close borders
In his first major speech since losing office, former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott has called on European leaders to close their borders to asylum seekers or risk imperilling their nations. Audio
Syrian Refugee crisis - Laura Gemmell
World Vision's Laura Gemmell has just returned from working in a makeshift refugee camp on the border of Serbia and Croatia. She tells us about some of the people she's met, the desperate and chaotic… Audio
Horrific stories of Rogingyas absued at sea told
Amnesty International has recounted horrific stories of Rohingya people who were abused and kept in hellish conditions while trafficked out of Myanmar in shoddy boats. Graham Thom, who is Amnesty's… Audio
Slovenia struggles with refugee influx
Slovenia plans to ask the European Union for more police forces to help it deal with thousands of refugees streaming into the tiny country on their way to Austria and beyond.
Politician stabbed in anti-migrant attack
A leading candidate in a German mayoral election has been stabbed in what police say was a "racist political" attack linked to the large numbers of migrants entering the country.
Aussie doctors refuse to discharge asylum seeker's children
Australian doctors are refusing to allow the children of asylum seekers to be sent back to detention after being discharged from the Royal Victoria Children's Hospital. Right now there are 93 children… Audio
Bangladeshi refugee afraid for life seeks asylum in NZ
The Bangladeshi refugee who revealed Australian officials bribed the crew of his boat not to enter Australian waters remains in limbo in an Indonesian detention centre. Audio
Offshore processing in Nauru under scrutiny
The safety and security of asylum seekers on Nauru is under renewed scrutiny after several recent reports of rape. The ABC's Elizabeth Byrne says the hearings at the High Court will test for the first… Audio
Teargas fired on asylum seekers at Hungary-Serbia border
Hungarian riot police have fired teargas and water cannon at desperate migrants near the Serbian town of Horgos. Hungary this week closed its entire border with Serbia, and made it illegal to enter… Audio
New Zealander on front line of refugee crisis in Greece
As Europe fails to reach an agreement over how to share the burden of the massive flow of asylum seekers out of Syria and Iraq, we meet Christchurch woman Anne Tee, who has lived on the tiny Greek… Audio
European Union to hold emergency refugee meeting
European Union officials will hold an emergency meeting later today to discuss a plan to settle 160-thousand asylum seekers. Audio
National to block bills that could have boosted refugee quota
National is vowing to block opposition party attempts this week to force New Zealand's hand on the refugee quota. Audio
Humanitarian crisis in Europe as refugees pour into the EU
In Budapest, Hungary's capital, hundreds of refugees are stranded outside a major railway station after police sealed off the terminal to stop them trying to reach northern Europe. Hungary has become… Audio
PNG police accuse Aus govt of a 'pack of lies' over Manus case
PNG police say the Australian Government never told it staff accused of rape were being flown out of the Manus Island Detention Centre. Audio
Former Nauru social worker looking at legal action against
An Australian social worker falsely accused off making up stories about asylum seeker abuse and kicked off Nauru is looking at suing Immigration officials. Audio
Children on board suspected asylum boat of WA coast
Children are confirmed to be on board a suspected asylum seeker boat off the coast of Western Australia. Audio
Western Australia boat people's fate unknown
Police assisting in the intervention of a suspected asylum seeker boat off Western Australia's northwest coast have returned to port.