A desperate rooftop protest by an Iranian refugee being held on Christmas Island was restarted on June 11 after being subjected to further inhumanity. Ghazi (not his real name), and another refugee ...

Most Australians only know three things about Christmas Island: it has lots of crabs, a notorious detention centre and is closer to Bali than our mainland.

The Australian Financial Review has revealed that the federal Coalition government awarded a $423 million security and cleaning contract for three Manus Island refugee detention centres to Paladin ...

The town of Leonora, with a population of 1,200 people, has answered a call from the federal government to help it alleviate overcrowding at the Christmas Island detention centre. Additional ...

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Image: Damage at Christmas Island detention centre (AAP) And Australia's treatment of asylum seekers drew harsh criticism both at home and abroad. Meanwhile, the continuing Syrian civil war and ...