German president raises refugee emergency on Manus with Australian PM

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier raised the situation at the Manus Island refugee camp with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Saturday during a meeting in Perth, German news agency DPA reported on Saturday.

Pence says US will honor refugee deal with Australia

The vice president of the United States said in Sydney Saturday that his country will honor a refugee deal with Australia, which the US president has described as "dumb".

Australia PM: No refugees will be sent to US this year

Australia's prime minister said on Monday resettlement to the US of many of the 1,200 asylum seekers held in prisons on Papua New Guinea and the Pacific island of Nauru would begin after president-elect Donald Trump's inauguration in January.

U.S., Australia reach deal to relocate some refugees in offshore camps

Australia and the United States have reached a "one-off" deal to resettle some of the hundreds of asylum-seekers being held at controversial immigration camps in Nauru and Papua New Guinea to the United States.

Australia wants to push unwanted refugees to the US

Australia is reportedly about to sign a refugee resettlement deal with the United States that would see the closure of its much-criticized offshore immigration detainee centers on Manus Island and Nauru.

Australia Agrees to Shut Down PNG-Based Asylum Detainee Center

Australia has agreed to close its detention center for asylum seekers on Papua New Guinea's northern island of Manus.

Nouvel exemple de la politique australienne stricte sur l'immigration clandestine: "Tout migrant par bateau sera repoussé et son argent sera perdu"

Le gouvernement australien a renvoyé six ressortissants du Sri Lanka qui tentaient de rejoindre le pays par la mer, a indiqué le ministre de l'Immigration Peter Dutton mercredi.

Australia deliberately ignores refugee abuse: report

Australia is deliberately ignoring the inhumane treatment of refugees held on the South Pacific island of Nauru as a means of deterring others from attempting the journey to Australia, two rights groups have said.

Refugee sets herself on fire at Australia's Nauru camp

A refugee has set herself on fire at an Australian-run detention centre on the Pacific island of Nauru, just days after an Iranian man died in a similar act in protest against his treatment.

Asylum seekers held illegally in PNG not to come to Australia. - Minister

More than 800 asylum seekers detained in Papua New Guinea (PNG) will not be brought to Australia despite a PNG court decision which ruled their detainment illegal, Australia said on Wednesday.

Australia : Detention of asylum seekers on Manus Island ruled illegal by Papua New Guinea’s Supreme court

AUSTRALIA’S detention of asylum seekers on Manus Island has been ruled as illegal by a Papua New Guinea Supreme Court.

Australia - Asylum Seekers: High Court rules overseas detention lawful

The High Court has ruled Australia's policy of detaining asylum seekers on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island, and Nauru, is lawful.