Bianca Hall

Second breakout on Manus Island

Bianca Hall About 40 men jump on the camp's fences, brandishing wooden sticks, before flattening a fence.

Fraud charges: Slipper no plea

Bianca Hall THE former speaker Peter Slipper, below, will not be required to enter a plea when he appears at the Canberra Magistrates Court accused of defrauding the Commonwealth on Friday morning.

PNG court rejects Manus injunction

Bianca Hall Papua New Guinea's National Court has thrown out a bid to stop asylum seekers being sent to the Manus Island processing centre.

Manus ban thrown out of court

Bianca Hall PAPUA NEW GUINEA'S National Court has thrown out a bid to stop asylum seekers being sent to the Manus Island processing centre.

Refugee budget climbs $1.3b

Bianca Hall The Australian immigration budget has increased by $1.3 billion over four years, as the government prepares to expand the humanitarian visa program to 20,000 each year.

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Captain's family left in waiting

Bianca Hall THE family of alleged people smuggler Captain Emad remains in Australia more than six months after he fled the country, a parliamentary inquiry heard on Monday.

Coalition blockade against law, UN says

Bianca Hall, David Wroe THE United Nations and international law experts say a Coalition plan to block every Sri Lankan asylum seeker boat from reaching Australian waters, without first testing their passengers' refugee...

Manus Island children draw on desolation of detention

Bianca Hall IN HER childish self-portrait, the 12-year-old girl's cheeks are streaked with tears as she stands forlornly beside a purple, boarded-up school.

Citizenship pledge at all time high

Bianca Hall A RECORD number of people took the citizenship pledge on Saturday, with 17,059 people from 145 countries becoming new Australians.

Asylum seekers welcome Manus probe

Bianca Hall Asylum seekers on Manus Island have welcomed news that the island's processing centre will be tested in Papua New Guinea's courts.

New threat to offshore processing

Bianca Hall and Judith Ireland Papua New Guinea's Opposition Leader alleges asylum seekers are being held illegally.

Child abuse inquiry criticised

Bianca Hall and Jane Lee Churches and charities should pay compensation directly to survivors of childhood sexual abuse, and the terms of reference should be broadened, says the chief executive of the group of those formerly...

Metal drummer flees Iran danger

Bianca Hall Could Australia soon have its first heavy-metal refugee?

Sex abuse unit will be able to prosecute

Bianca Hall, Michelle Grattan, Josephine Tovey AN investigation unit designed to prosecute sex offenders will be established as part of the royal commission on the sexual abuse of children due to begin later this year.

Unit to target child sex abusers

Bianca Hall An investigative unit designed to prosecute sex offenders will be established as part of the royal commission on the sexual abuse of children due to begin later this year.

PNG opposition bid to close Manus 'realistic'

Bianca Hall Leading immigration lawyer Julian Burnside has described the legal bid by Papua New Guinea opposition leader Belden Namah to close processing facilities on Manus Island as 'pretty realistic'.

Desperate wait for fire fronts to pass

James Robertson, Bianca Hall, Gemma Khaicy NGHARIE McCALLUM has never had to evacuate the tiny town of Tarcutta in the 46 years she's lived there. But on Tuesday afternoon she decided to pack her bags and leave.

Cameras disabled after Manus Island photos revealed

Bianca Hall Tablet computers for asylum seekers on Manus Island have had their camera functions removed days after Fairfax Media published photographs of life in the island's camp.