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British firm part of Australian investigation into detention centre riot

November 3, 2021 at 8:08 p.m.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - An investigation into deadly clashes this week at an immigration detention center in Papua New Guinea will examine possible misconduct by private security contractors, Australia's immigration minister...

Safety risk after Australia publishes asylum seekers’ details

November 3, 2021 at 8:07 p.m.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia has inadvertently made public the identities of almost 10,000 asylum seekers, the department of immigration said on Wednesday, raising concerns it could help locate people fleeing...

New vote for Western Australia as court voids razor-sharp contest

August 24, 2021 at 8:39 p.m.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Voters in Western Australia are headed for a rerun of last year's federal Senate race, after the High Court on Thursday voided the election over 1,370 ballots...

Australian policy not to blame for Indonesia incursions: review

August 24, 2021 at 8:36 p.m.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian review into violations of Indonesian territory by its navy released on Wednesday has cleared government policy of blame for the incursions, which contributed to a...

Safety risk after Australia publishes asylum seekers’ details

December 23, 2018 at 3:53 p.m.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia has inadvertently made public the identities of almost 10,000 asylum seekers, the department of immigration said on Wednesday, raising concerns it could help locate people fleeing...

Australia rejects claims that navy mistreated asylum seekers

August 24, 2021 at 7:31 p.m.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia on Wednesday rejected claims by a group of asylum seekers that they were beaten and suffered burns while being returned to Indonesia by the Australian navy...

Australia tightens secrecy over ‘success’ in blocking asylum seekers

August 24, 2021 at 7:23 p.m.

Canberra (Reuters) - Australia's government on Wednesday touted its success in deterring asylum seekers from arriving by boat, even as it moved to further restrict access to information about its...

Stranded Antarctic ships break free of ice, heading to open sea

November 3, 2021 at 7:52 p.m.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A Russian research vessel and Chinese icebreaker stranded in Antarctica have broken free from the heavy ice that gripped them and are making steady progress towards open...

Australia turns boat carrying asylum-seekers back to Indonesia – media

August 24, 2021 at 7:04 p.m.

JAKARTA/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia last month turned a boat carrying asylum-seekers back to Indonesia, the first time Prime Minister Tony Abbott's government has implemented a new immigration policy and further...

Stranded Antarctic ships break free of ice, heading to open sea

May 14, 2019 at 12:30 a.m.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A Russian research vessel and Chinese icebreaker stranded in Antarctica have broken free from the heavy ice that gripped them and are making steady progress towards open...

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