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Immigration to Australia

An aerial view of a detention center

Australia detained this family on a remote island — alone

Refugees

This family of four ended up being the sole detainees of an Australian immigration detention center in the middle of the Indian Ocean for months.

Some 600 asylum seekers at the Manus Island detention center in Papua New Guinea have refused to leave after Australian and Papua New Guinean officials formally shut down the camp and cut off power at the camp on October 31st.

Critics warn of a humanitarian crisis for 600 asylum-seekers in an offshore Australian detention camp

Conflict

VIDEO: Australia plans to offshore handling of refugee review

VIDEO: Hopes fading for finding survivors of boat crash off Indonesia

The World

Australia Considers Re-opening Nauru Detention Centers for Refugees

Conflict & Justice
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Human smuggling shipwreck in Australia

Environment

At least 27 refugees have died this morning, after a human smuggling boat headed for Australia with reported Iraqi and Iranian families hit rocks and sank in heavy seas off Christmas Island.Joining us for more on the story is Nick Bryant from the BBC.

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