SYDNEY/JAKARTA, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Australia's conservative government on Wednesday defended its decision to stop asylum seekers passing through Indonesia from settling in Australia, a move that could ...

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 ...

Since the early days of European settlement, immigration has caused huge debate and controversy in Australia. This timeline looks at key events along the way.

Jose da Costa's escape from Indonesian-occupied East Timor in 1995 has been detailed in a new book launched at the Northern ...

Migrants and refugees in Australia face significant challenges, such as language barriers, when it comes to accessing ...

KUTA, INDONESIA - MAY 12: Indonesian police guard an asylum seeker boat on May 12, 2013 in Bali, Indonesia. Indonesian police have intercepted an asylum seeker boat harboured in Bali that was believed ...

CANBERRA, Australia, April 20 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency has expressed disappointment at the Australian government's failure to look at alternatives to detention for asylum-seekers arriving by ...

Four Australian lawyers acting for 10 asylum seekers detained on Nauru have launched a legal challenge in the Nauru Supreme Court to have them released, arguing their detention is unlawful, inhumane ...

Asylum seekers who remain in the UK are likely to cost the taxpayer hundreds of thousands of pounds over their lifetimes, according to the government’s official immigration advisers. A new report by ...