Nauru
Construction begins on Nauru port project
Nauru has broken ground on its ambitious new port project at Aiwo.
Nauru to help Ukraine separatists' banking - claim
There is a claim that Nauru is being developed as a conduit for international money transfers for Ukraine's separatist republic of Donetsk.
New Zealand pumping more aid into Nauru
The Government's increasing the money it gives to Nauru, the small Pacific Island Australia uses as an offshore refugee processing centre.
Offshore detention whistle blower wins free speech award
A doctor who blew the whistle on Australia's wilful neglect of refugees detained on Nauru has won an award for free speech.
China trying to 'dominate' the Pacific - Nauru President
Nauru President Baron Waqa says China is trying to win over and dominate Pacific Island countries.
Australian Catholic Bishops want detention crisis resolved
The president of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, Archbishop Mark Coleridge, says it's time Australia found a home for the refugees and asylum seekers on Manus and Nauru.
Nauru 19 appeal put back to 2019
An appeal by the Nauru government over the acquittal of the group of protestors called the Nauru 19 has been delayed.
Nauru and Tonga airlines discuss joint venture
The Tongan prime minister has hosted a delegation from Nauru Airlines to discuss the possibility of a service between Tonga and Brisbane.
Manus, Nauru refugees launch legal action against Aus
Refugees detained in Nauru and Papua New Guinea's Manus Island are suing the Australian government for torture and crimes against humanity. Audio
Nauru President calls on world leaders to act on climate change
The President of Nauru Baron Waqa has called on world leaders to act now on climate change at the UN climate summit in Poland.
Aus govt filibusters as refugees 'close to death'
The Australian government has adjourned the House of Representatives to avoid losing a vote that would have eased medical evacuations of sick refugees from offshore detention.
MSF report details severe mental health situation on Nauru
A third of mental health patients on Nauru have tried to take their own lives, and a humanitarian organisation says some are faring worse than torture victims. RNZ Pacific's Sally Round reports. Audio
MSF report details 'disastrous' mental health on Nauru
The humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières has likened the mental health situation on Nauru to that of victims of torture.
Refugees trade Manus Island for Nauru
At least eight refugees have moved from Papua New Guinea's Manus Island to Nauru.
Nauru 19 to appear in Nauru's Court of Appeal
The group known as the Nauru 19 will go back to court next week in what will be the first sitting of the Nauru Court of Appeal.
17 refugee children left on Nauru as teachers protest
Five children have been evacuated from offshore detention in Nauru as Australian teachers prepare to strike on Universal Children's Day.
Luke Buda and Don McGlashan's new protest song to get kids off Nauru
When The Phoenix Foundation's Luke Buda decided to write a protest song to bring attention to the “horrific” situation of children detained in Nauru, he was initially intimidated by the subject… Video, Audio
Firm makes $US30m from Nauru centre in seven months
The Human Rights Law Centre in Australia says it's appalling that the Australian company running the offshore processing centre on Nauru is profiting from abuse.
'Deep concern' for three-year-old Nauru refugee
Refugee advocates say doctors are deeply concerned for the health of a three-year-old girl detained by Australia on Nauru.
Aus PM backtracks on Nauru evacuation
The Australian prime minister has distanced himself from reports that his government will transfer all refugee children from Nauru to Australia by the end of the year.