How France, Italy and the US are dealing with their migrant crises

The UK is among several countries exploring and implementing increasingly tough measures to tackle the numbers of migrant arrivals Countries across Europe and the rest of the world have been exploring and implementing increasingly tough measures...

Australia to pay $1.6b for Nauru migrant resettlement

Agence France-Presse . Sydney, Australia 04 September, 2025, 23:15 Australia will pay US$1.6 billion to the tiny Pacific nation of Nauru over the next three decades to send hundreds of immigrants to the barren island under a secretive new deal,...

Australia passes law to speed deportation of non-citizens to Nauru

Audio By Carbonatix By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia on Thursday passed a law allowing faster deportation of non-citizens to third countries, paving the way to send hundreds of refugees denied visas because of criminal convictions to...

Labor and Coalition pass deportation laws set to make Nauru a ‘penal colony’ for Australia, critics say

The major parties have been accused of “stitching up” a deal to transform Nauru into Australia’s “dumping ground and penal colony” as parliament passed laws stripping basic legal rights from a group of noncitizens set to be deported. The home...

Pacific Water Ministers Meeting Concludes with Strong Regional Commitments

Wednesday 27 August 2025, Honiara – The Ninth Pacific Water and Wastewater Ministers (PWWM) Meeting concluded yesterday in Honiara, with ministers from 14 Pacific Island countries and territories committing to urgent action to strengthen water and...

Government moves to bolster powers to deport non-citizens to Nauru

The government has moved to bolster its powers to deport members of the so-called NZYQ cohort to Nauru with new laws that would remove the obligation to grant procedural fairness to non-citizens facing removal to a third country. Australia is...

What's the cost of support for Australia's migration program? $408m and then some

With neo-Nazis openly on the march, addressing crowds, and even gate-crashing a press conference this week, many may have wondered what on earth is going on in Australia. Even if some of those who marched on Sunday were not Nazis, but rather "good...

Digicel Pacific appoints Christopher Manaog as CEO for Tonga

Digicel Pacific announces that it has appointed Christopher Manaog as CEO of Digicel Tonga, in addition to his current leadership role as CEO of Digicel Nauru. This appointment reflects the company’s confidence in Christopher’s leadership and his...

Ben Roberts-Smith’s final appeal bid rejected by high court – as it happened

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature What we learned: Thursday 4 SeptemberIt’s time to wind down our live news coverage for the day. Here’s what has been keeping us busy on the last sitting day of parliament:...

Let’s work with Israel in the Pacific

Australia’s relationship with Israel is at a low point. To help to turn a new page and restore some balance, both states should focus on areas of common interest. Israel and Australia should cooperate in the Pacific Islands. It’s a region rising...

'Exploitation': Australia criticised over Nauru deal

Nauru is in a precarious fiscal position with its budget tens of millions of dollars in the red and revenue largely dependent on foreign funding, including from Australia, Taiwan and the Asian Development Bank.

The Return Of "Transportation" Sentencing? Australia Seeks To Ship Illegal Aliens To Small Pacific Island

Authored by Jonathan Turley, It has been 157 years since the last ship taking convicts from the United Kingdom landed in Australia. Now, in a crushing historical irony, Australia is contracting with the small Pacific island of Nauru to resettle...

Pacific news in brief for 27 August

Last week, the Nauru government announced it signed a project proposal of about $1 billion with a Chinese company. Photo: Facebook / The Government of the Republic of Nauru Nauru/Australia - security Australia is pushing to ratify a security...

Details emerge on Nauru NZYQ agreement

Hundreds of convicted criminals could live freely in Nauru under a new proposal to deport them to the country. Home Affairs officials revealed to a parliamentary inquiry on Wednesday that the government’s NZYQ resettlement agreement could cost...

Australia agrees to pay Pacific nation of Nauru $1.62 billion to…

Australia has agreed to pay the tiny Pacific nation of Nauru A$2.5 billion (US$1.62 billion) over three decades to host deported non-citizens, with accommodation for the first deportees already prepared, Australian officials said on Wednesday....

Refugee advocates decry Australia's plan to mass deport non-citizens to Nauru

Around 50 people held a protest at Brisbane's immigration detention centre, BITA ( Brisbane Immigration Transit Accommodation), 11 June 2023. Photo: Ian Rintoul A new deal paving the way for the potential resettlement of hundreds of non-citizens...

Chinese parade riles Trump as Putin and Xi’s immortality hot-mic steals the show

PUTIN WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER Ever wondered what kind of crazy stuff political elites talk to each other about when the cameras are off? This morning gives us a glimpse into the mind of an authoritarian leader, brought to you by a hot-mic recording...

$2.5 billion to force people to Nauru and denial of natural justice in new Labor law

Australian Greens The Home Affairs (2025 Measures No. 1) Bill 2025 was rammed through today by the Liberals and Labor, following revelations that the secret agreement with Nauru signed by the Albanese Government will cost $2.5 billion. In a rushed...

Australia to send hundreds to Nauru in $1.6bn migrant resettlement deal

Published On 4 Sep 20254 Sep 2025 The Australian government has agreed to pay the small Pacific island nation of Nauru some $1.6bn to resettle former detainees who have “no legal right to remain in Australia”, in the latest iteration of...

Australia to pay Nauru $1.62bn to house deportees

SYDNEY: Australia has agreed to pay the tiny Pacific nation of Nauru $1.62 billion over three decades to host deported non-citizens, with accommodation for the first deportees already prepared, Australian officials said on Wednesday. Prime...