The Latest Breaking News from Nauru

Australia-New Zealand refugee deal: UN blames mental health toll after just 36 people take up offer

UN refugee agency says many refugees have been traumatised by years in Australian detention camps, hampering uptake of the offer

The Guardian - AU · Sep 30, 2022

Australia to pay controversial US prisons operator $4.6m for 52 days of transition work on Nauru

MTC, which has been accused of ‘gross negligence’ that allegedly led to gang rape, will be paid during same period as previous contractor Canstruct

The Guardian - AU · Sep 20, 2022

Pacific Islands remain divided on deep-sea mining as trial begins to extract precious metals from ocean floor

Pacific countries remain divided as a deep-sea mining company prepares to test a system to extract minerals and metals from the ocean floor.

ABC News · Sep 14, 2022

Pacific nations are extraordinarily rich in critical minerals. But mining them may take a terrible toll

Plundering the Pacific for its rich natural resources has a long pedigree. Think of the European companies strip-mining Nauru for its phosphate and leaving behind a moonscape.

The Conversation · Aug 3, 2022

We pretend there has been change under Labor but hundreds of refugees are still in detention

After taking happy snaps in Biloela the new government has made no effort to change Australia’s cruel immigration policy on refugees arriving by boat

The Guardian - AU · Jul 27, 2022

3 types of denial that allow Australians to feel OK about how we treat refugees

As one of its first acts in government, the newly elected Labor government turned back a boat of Sri Lankan asylum seekers trying to enter Australia.

The Conversation · Jul 21, 2022

CSIRO joins deep-sea mining project in Pacific as islands call for industry halt

Agency to lead consortium in scheme targeting battery materials while conservationists say Australia on ‘wrong side of debate’

The Guardian - AU · Jul 13, 2022

Ex-detainee of Australia’s offshore refugee detention centre shares fears over UK Rwanda plan

As the UK Home Office tries to get its Rwanda policy off the ground, a refugee who was held for six years on Nauru island tells Holly Bancroft about her concerns

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2022

Refugees living in limbo hope Nadesalingam family’s release will grant them a future as well

After a decade in detention, an Iranian refugee family dares to dream of the possibility of resettlement

The Guardian - AU · Jun 9, 2022

Dutton’s campaign to sue detractors failed to factor in vagaries of defamation law

The Liberal minister may not have liked the rude things people posted about him on Twitter, but in defamation fools rush in where angels fear to tread

The Guardian - AU · May 25, 2022