Christmas Island
Asylum boat intercepted near Christmas Island
Goya Dmytryshchak A suspected asylum seeker boat carrying 45 people was intercepted east of Christmas Island this afternoon.
Asylum seekers stage Christmas Island hunger strike
Michael Bachelard and Misha Schubert Asylum seekers on Christmas Island, potentially numbering in the hundreds, have gone on a hunger strike to protest against being sent to Nauru for their claims to be assessed.
Christmas Island 'harsh' and overcrowded: human rights report
Bianca Hall Christmas Island's detention centre is chronically overcrowded, and poses particular risks to women and children, Australian Human Rights Commissioner Gillian Triggs says.
Dozens feared dead as packed asylum boat capsizes off Christmas Island
Glenda Kwek Authorities are continuing their search for survivors after a boat carrying up to 200 asylum seekers capsized about 200 kilometres north of Christmas Island, with as many as 90 people feared dead or...
Asylum seekers stretch Christmas Island capacity
Tony Wright The floating convoy of asylum seekers to Australia’s far-flung Indian Ocean territories continues today, with a new boatload of more than 50 people arriving at Christmas Island.
Sri Lankans reach Christmas Island
Dylan Welch A boat carrying 51 Sri Lankan asylum seekers has arrived at Christmas Island, with the group now expected to have their initial claims for asylum processed there.
Rescue under way north of Christmas Island
Michael Bachelard, Indonesia Correspondent Another asylum seeker vessel, this one reportedly carrying 200 people, is in distress.
Daily Life on Christmas Island
Christmas Island has become the centre of attention during the debate over the off shore processing of Asylum Seekers. Photographer James Brickwood documents life on the island.
People-smuggling captain abandoned boat near Christmas Island
Kirsty Needham The captain of an asylum seeker boat jumped overboard before it was intercepted by the navy off Christmas Island last night.
Emergency upgrade for Christmas Island
Kirsty Needham RADIO coverage on Christmas Island will be upgraded and a full-time emergency management officer employed in response to the December boat crash that claimed up to 50 lives.
Asylum seekers processed on Christmas Island
Asylum seekers who were to have been sent to Malaysia would now be processed on Christmas Island, Immigration Minister Chris Bowen says.
Radar fails to detect boats off Christmas Island
Kirsty Needham A TRIAL of radar on Christmas Island since the horrific asylum-seeker boat crash last December has been unable to successfully detect asylum-seeker boats, even in good weather.
Oil, fertiliser spill from Christmas Island ship
Oil and phosphate fertiliser are spilling into the sea at Christmas Island after a cargo ship sank in the island's port on Sunday.
Captain abandoned boat near Christmas Island
The captain of an asylum seeker boat jumped overboard before it was intercepted by the navy off Christmas Island last night, asylum seekers claim.
Rise in ASIO complaints linked to Christmas Island workload
Dylan Welch NATIONAL SECURITY CORRESPONDENT ASIO is struggling under a deluge of immigration security checks, with complaints about the speed of vetting jumping by 563 per cent in a year, the nation's intelligence watchdog says.
Disaster at Christmas Island
Christmas Island was being battered by a 3.7-metre swell and 24-knot winds when the boat was nearing the cliffs.
Baby, parent victims of Christmas Island boat tragedy buried
Relatives and friends of asylum seekers killed in December's boat tragedy off Christmas Island have buried two babies and the father of an eight-year-old survivor in Sydney.
Australian man arrested over Christmas Island tragedy
Tom Allard JAKARTA INDONESIAN police have arrested an Australian man who allegedly helped organise the vessel that sank off Christmas Island last month.
Christmas Island boat people will be sent away: Bowen
Kirsty Needham, Tom Allard THE 274 asylum seekers and crew who have arrived on Christmas Island since the Malaysia policy was announced will be processed in another country, the Immigration Minister, Chris Bowen, has confirmed.
Navy commander recalls horror of Christmas Island rescue
Natalie O'brien A SMALL girl plucked from the seething sea was wrapped in a blanket, lapsing in and out of consciousness.
