The Latest Breaking News from Nauru

Australia pledges $40m for Nauru upgrades

Australia has announced a $40 million package to upgrade the runway at Nauru's airport, its ring road and other critical infrastructure.

AAP · Feb 28, 2022

Alexander Downer is the wrong choice to review the UK’s border force – Australia’s record is nothing to emulate

Downer’s appointment is clearly a political move aimed at boosting Boris Johnson’s government’s chances of re-election

The Guardian - AU · Feb 18, 2022

Priti Patel appoints man behind Australia’s ‘inhumane’ asylum offshoring to review Border Force

Alexander Downer negotiated Australia’s ‘Pacific Solution’ to detain asylum seekers on Nauru and Manus Island

The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2022

‘Not without my partner’: refugees forced to choose between family in Australia and chance of US visa

US agreed in 2016 to resettle up to 1,250 people in Australian detention, but won’t guarantee family members qualify

The Guardian - AU · Feb 3, 2022

The 11 countries in the world where there are barely any Covid cases

Some areas have kept out the virus for two years through low visitor numbers, closed borders, and high vaccination rates

Wales Online · Jan 18, 2022