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.
Strawberry field was not forever for famous aide
Bianca Hall THE sexual harassment case that brought ''shell-less mussels'' into Australia's vernacular and brought down a Speaker of Parliament began at a sprawling strawberry farm on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
Nauru court tries detainees over riot
Bianca Hall Sixteen asylum seekers on Nauru appeared at the island's tiny local court on Monday, accused of causing $24,000 in damage at an alleged riot at the processing centre in September.
'Not in his DNA': Navy captain's former wife stands by her man
Bianca Hall THE former wife of a navy captain accused of fraudulently claiming about $38,000 in marital allowances from the federal government while being separated has defended her ex-husband.
Court halts deportation of 56 men
Bianca Hall, Daniel Flitton The deportation of 56 Tamil men has been halted after a dramatic hearing at the High Court. The Immigration Department agreed to halt the men's forcible deportations, expected on Tuesday, and all...
Man faces charges on naval base robbery
Bianca Hall A 40-year-old man will face court on Monday after police allegedly found 14 high-powered weapons stolen from a Navy base in his Darwin apartment.
Navy base robbery suspects may have naval links: police
Bianca Hall POLICE suspect the people behind a brazen robbery at a Darwin navy base this week have naval links.
Iranian hunger striker whisked off Nauru in secret operation
Bianca Hall Omid, the Iranian man on Nauru on a 50 day hunger strike, was flown to Australia on Friday.
Officer in court over love affairs
David Wroe and Bianca Hall A military court heard allegations a top naval officer falsely claimed allowances.
The captain, his wife and his three lovers
David Wroe, Bianca Hall A RANKING naval officer was having several love affairs while fraudulently claiming tens of thousands of dollars in entitlements for being stationed away from his wife, a military court was told on...
'How can we make their lives harder?'
Bianca Hall Sources say work bans designed to be punitive in order to prevent others making the journey to Australia.
Church groups were asked how to make life harder for asylum seekers
Bianca Hall CHURCH groups were canvassed about the government's tough new asylum seeker policies, including whether banning asylum seekers living in the community from working would be sufficiently punitive to...
Asylum seekers on boats reach 30,000
Bianca Hall MORE asylum seekers have arrived on boats since Labor came to power in 2007 than people live in the remote community of Alice Springs, the opposition immigration spokesman, Scott Morrison, said on...
Liberals step up refugee campaign
Bianca Hall More asylum seekers have arrived on boats since Labor came to power in 2007 than people live in the remote community of Alice Springs, opposition immigration spokesman Scott Morrison said on Tuesday.
ASYLUM DEBATE
Bianca Hall More asylum seekers have arrived on boats since Labor came to power in 2007 than people live in the remote community of Alice Springs, opposition immigration spokesman Scott Morrison said on Tuesday.
UN gives Canberra deadline to address refugee health fears
Bianca Hall THE United Nations has given Australia a month to show how it will ensure the mental and physical safety of two refugees, one of whom tried to commit suicide this month.
Security risk refugee tries to end life
Daniel Flitton and Bianca Hall A Tamil refugee branded a security threat by ASIO and held in detention in Melbourne has attempted to take his life.
Tamil man attempts suicide in detention
Daniel Flitton, Bianca Hall A TAMIL refugee branded a security threat by ASIO and held in detention in Melbourne has attempted to take his life, following a suicide attempt last week by another Tamil man in Sydney.
Officials keep close watch on web users
Bianca Hall, Miles Godfrey Australian authorities are increasingly monitoring web users' activities, as worldwide governments increasingly track the online lives of citizens.
Most Nauru hunger strikers quit
Bianca Hall ALL but six asylum seekers on Nauru have ended a 12-day hunger strike, buoyed by news Amnesty International would send a delegation to the island.
