Amnesty International remains concerned with the state of human rights in Australia, and calls for the government to take ...

CANBERRA, September 14 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency's Canberra office has sought clarification from the government about reports that Australia is preventing vessels which may be carrying asylum ...

When Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan delivered the national budget yesterday, he blamed the nation’s $17.8 billion deficit on the stubbornly high Australian dollar, softening company-tax revenue and a ...

Australia has granted asylum to Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Ted Hui in a landmark decision that signals Canberra’s unwavering commitment to protecting political refugees despite mounting pressure ...

GENEVA, Feb. 1 (UNHCR) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Friday welcomed the end of protests by asylum seekers in Australia's Woomera detention centre, but urged the government in ...

The United Nations committee has determined Australia breached its international legal obligations by allegedly exposing an asylum seeker from Iran to torture in immigration detention.

Your two-part series on refugees trying to enter Australia, by Richard Paddock, was excellent for its detail and bringing to the attention of the rest of the world our appalling treatment of these ...

COLOMBO (Reuters) - A senior minister restated Australia's tough border policy on a visit to Sri Lanka on Tuesday amid reports that the Australian navy had intercepted and returned several boats ...