Sri Lankans' fate to be known soon
Bianca Hall Sixty-six Sri Lankan asylum seekers who made an epic 44-day boat voyage to Geraldton last week will learn their fate ''imminently'', Immigration Minister Brendan O'Connor says.
Progress in Afghanistan hampered by Iraq conflict: Smith
Bianca Hall Allied forces' success in Afghanistan has been ''substantially undermined'' by the conflict in Iraq, Defence Minister Stephen Smith said on Tuesday.
Brave men on tyre raft nominated for awards
Bianca Hall An Indonesian crewman and three missing asylum seekers from Myanmar have been nominated for Australian bravery awards.
Indonesian crewman, missing asylum seekers nominated for bravery awards
Bianca Hall Christmas Island administrator Jon Stanhope has nominated an Indonesian crewman and three missing Burmese asylum seekers for Australian bravery awards.
Asylum-seeker boat sinks, killing five
Michael Bachelard and Bianca Hall At least five asylum seekers are believed to have drowned after their boat sank in the Sunda Strait while on the way from Indonesia to Australia.
Fears for asylum seekers after reports of boat sinking near Indonesia
Michael Bachelard, Bianca Hall Up to 85 people are believed to have been aboard an asylum seeker vessel feared sunk off the Indonesian coast early on Friday morning.
Coalition tow-back plan could be 'act of piracy'
Bianca Hall Former Defence chief Chris Barrie says the Coalition's vow to turn boats around on the high seas could constitute piracy in some circumstances.
Coalition to bring in the drones against asylum boats
Bianca Hall Unmanned aerial drone surveillance will form part of a Coalition government's measures to halt the flow of asylum seeker boats, defence spokesman Senator David Johnston has said.
Fear Sri Lankan asylum seekers will be returned
Bianca Hall Refugee advocates fear the Sri Lankan asylum seekers who survived an epic 8000-kilometre journey by sea to Geraldton will be returned without their protection claims being heard.
Fight over next port of call for Geraldton asylum seekers
Bianca Hall Refugee advocates fear the Sri Lankan asylum seekers who survived an epic 8000-kilometre journey by sea to Geraldton will be returned without their protection claims being heard.
High Court gives refugee convicted of manslaughter a reprieve
Bianca Hall A West Papuan man convicted of killing his de facto wife while on a protection visa has been given another chance to stay in Australia.
Doctors urged to not force-feed detainees
Bianca Hall Melbourne asylum seekers engaged in a hunger strike could have just days to live.
Review ordered into boat arrival in WA
Bianca Hall and Aleisha Orr The federal government will investigate how a fishing boat carrying 66 suspected asylum seekers from Sri Lanka managed to make it to the West Australian port of Geraldton without being detected by...
Sri Lankan asylum seekers reach WA
Bianca Hall, Aleisha Orr Sixty-six asylum seekers have landed within the harbour limits of Geraldton in Western Australia, after telling rescuers they had spent 44 days at sea from Sri Lanka.
Devine intervention: plan to use cruise ships to patrol ocean
Bianca Hall The asylum seeker boats keep coming and, just last month, two more asylum seekers died at sea trying to make it to Australia.
Nothing illegal about those seeking asylum
Bianca Hall It's gathering dusk at Christmas Island's Flying Fish Cove. A father stands tall and strong on his paddleboard, his infant cross-legged on the board behind him.
Island school an oasis of normality
Bianca Hall Seven children sit in rapt attention in Dale Brittle's class at Christmas Island. But these kids - aged between five and seven - aren't like the others at the island's school.
Children seeking knowledge, as well as a safe place to live
Bianca Hall Seven children sit in rapt attention in Dale Brittle's class on Christmas Island. But these children - aged between five and seven - aren't like the others at the island's school.
Carrot and stick
Bianca Hall Immigration turns to simple incentives to try to coax good behaviour from asylum seekers in the detention facility on Christmas Island.
Reward points gain life's little luxuries on Christmas Island
Bianca Hall Asylum seekers are rewarded for good behaviour in Christmas Island's detention centre in an attempt to avoid the tensions that led to riots two years ago.
