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Support For Pacific Dengue Outbreak
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade The Albanese Government is answering the calls of the Pacific, providing more than $1 million in assistance to respond to current dengue outbreaks across the region. The number of dengue cases is the highest...
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The Pacific’s united front on climate action is splintering over deep-sea mining
In recent years, Pacific island nations have earned global credibility as champions of climate action. Pacific leaders view sea level rise as an existential threat. But this united front is now under strain as some Pacific nations pursue a...
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American teen who solo-traveled to 118 countries reveals how he did it, where has the best food – and the tropical island that bored him
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
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Secret refugee deal with Nauru just moves the problem out of sight
When it was announced late on Friday that Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke had locked in a new deal with Nauru to take Australia’s unwanted migrants, it felt like Groundhog Day. Another secret deal, another truckload of money, another attempt to...
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Australia to send immigrants to Nauru
SYDNEY: Australia has announced an agreement with the tiny Pacific nation Nauru enabling it to send hundreds of immigrants to the barren island. The deal affects more than 220 immigrants in Australia, including some convicted of serious crimes....
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Labor denies $400m payment to Nauru is payoff for taking detainees
The Albanese government has denied that it has effectively bribed Nauru to take the high-profile NZYQ cohort of foreign-born criminals away from Australia. The Albanese government quietly signed a deal with Nauru recently to deport hundreds of...
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Australian gov't signs deal to deport foreign-born criminals to Nauru
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CANBERRA, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- The Australian government has signed a deal with Nauru to deport hundreds of foreign-born criminals to the small Pacific nation. Tony Burke, Australia's Minister for Home Affairs, on Friday signed a memorandum of...
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Australia signs $267 million deportation deal with Nauru, sparks rights outcry
Australia and Nauru signed an agreement on Friday to allow the Australian government to deport formerly detained people without valid visas to the tiny island nation, the Australian Associated Press reported. Under the memorandum of understanding,...
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View from The Hill: Albanese government resorts to whatever-it-takes to rid Australia of former detainees
The Albanese government’s deal with Nauru to take up to 280 former immigration detainees again shows both sides of politics will resort to drastic and expensive actions when faced with intractable issues around illegal non-citizens. On Friday news...
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Australia signs agreement to send migrants to Nauru
Australia has announced an agreement with the tiny Pacific nation Nauru enabling it to send hundreds of immigrants to the barren island. The deal affects more than 220 immigrants in Australia, including some convicted of serious crimes. Australian...
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Australia signs $450m deportation deal with Nauru
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Australia has signed an agreement with Nauru to deport former detainees without a valid visa to the Pacific Islands nation in a move slammed by refugee advocates. The country's home affairs minister Tony Burke quietly visited the tiny atoll nation...
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I'm the youngest solo traveller to visit 100 countries - but my age got me into BIG trouble with airport security
From bomb shelters to beach views to a bungled kidnapping attempt, Arjun Malaviya's year-long, record-breaking journey was far from the average teenager's gap year. The 19-year-old student become the youngest person in history to visit 100...
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Australia Nauru Deportations
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FILE - Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke, right, listens to Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Legal, Human Rights, Immigration and Correctional Affairs, Yusril Ihza Mahendra, during a news conference after their meeting in Jakarta,...
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Australia Signs $400 Million Deportation Deal With Nauru That Could Affect up to 80,000 Non-Citizens
Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on Aug. 4, 2025. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas Australia has signed an agreement with Nauru to deport former detainees without a valid visa to the...
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Palestine Will Address the UN Assembly by Videoconference
By IPS Correspondent HAVANA TIMES – On September 19th, the United Nations General Assembly authorized, with 145 votes in favor, only five against, and six abstentions, that Palestine participate by videoconference in the high-level week of its...
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Australia Defends Deportation Deal With Tiny Island of Nauru
(Bloomberg) -- Australia defended an agreement allowing for the deportation of hundreds of formerly detained immigrants to the tiny Pacific nation of Nauru, following criticism from refugee organizations. The agreement was signed on Friday during...
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Australia signs deal to deport former detainees to the Pacific island nation of Nauru
Australia and Nauru signed an agreement Friday to allow the Australian government to deport formerly detained people without valid visas to the tiny island nation, the Australian Associated Press reported. Under the memorandum of understanding,...
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Australian government signs deal to deport former detainees without visas to Nauru
Open this photo in gallery:An aerial view shows the Republic of Nauru, the third-smallest country in the world.TORSTEN BLACKWOOD/AFP/Getty Images Australia and Nauru signed an agreement on Friday to allow the Australian government to deport...
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Australia plans to send immigrants to Nauru after signing deal
Australia has announced an agreement with the tiny Pacific nation of Nauru, enabling it to send hundreds of immigrants to the barren island. The deal affects more than 220 immigrants in Australia, including some convicted of serious crimes. Home...
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World Associated Press Australian government signs deal to deport former detainees to the tiny island country of Nauru
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Australia and Nauru signed an agreement on Friday to allow the Australian government to deport formerly detained people without valid visas to the tiny island nation, the Australian Associated Press reported. Under the memorandum of understanding,...
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