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Four Vietnamese people found near Broome as Australia’s asylum boat policy under strain

Exclusive: ‘Unauthorised maritime arrivals’ arrive near WA town after two other boat arrivals in last week

The Guardian - AU

Australia will seek to return Rwandans to PNG after unauthorised arrival in Torres Strait

Government will require that the five men who claimed asylum will not be sent to a country where they face persecution

The Guardian - AU

'Irresponsible' comments encourage people smuggling: PM

The prime minister has again gone on the offensive after Peter Dutton's latest attack on Labor's record on border security, accusing him of "making things up".

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Western Australia boat arrivals: what are the current laws and policies on asylum seekers?

Both Labor and the Coalition support boat turnbacks, offshore detention and third-country resettlement. Are there any policy differences between the two major parties?

The Guardian - AU

More than 20 people arrive by boat in remote part of Western Australia

Australian Border Force confirms operation as Peter Dutton claims Labor has ‘lost control of our borders’

The Guardian - AU

Australia paid companies linked to suspected drug and weapons smuggling to run offshore detention, review finds

Home affairs minister Clare O’Neil says review shows offshore processing ‘used as a slush fund by suspected criminals’

The Guardian - AU

China restores diplomatic relations with Nauru, isolating Taiwan further

China and Nauru have restored diplomatic relations, further isolating Taiwan. Nauru recognizes Taiwan as part of China, despite opposition from Taiwanese c...

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China and Nauru Formally Resume Diplomatic Relations

Foreign ministers of the two countries sign a joint communique marking the resumption of ties, agreeing to exchange ambassadors ‘as soon as possible’

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Nauru cutting Taiwan ties 'doesn't shift power balance'

Nauru has become the first nation to break diplomatic ties with Taiwan and recognise the Chinese government in Beijing following the election in Taipei.

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Beijing ‘Welcomes’ Nauru Decision to Cut Diplomatic Ties With Taiwan

The Pacific Island nation is seeking to reestablish official relations with Beijing, switching diplomatic recognition from Taipei following the recent election

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Nauru switches diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China

The Pacific Island nation of Nauru says it is switching diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China

The Independent UK

Taiwan hails US ties but loses rare ally as Pacific nation Nauru switches to China

Taiwan's president-elect Lai Ching-te on Monday hailed the island's "solid partnership" with the United States as he welcomed a delegation from Washington making a post-election visit expected to anger Beijing. But in a blow to Taipei, the tiny South Pacific nation of Nauru announced it was severing diplomatic ties with…

France 24

Australia's deep concerns about instability in Pacific

Australia's longstanding concerns about unrest in the Pacific have been outlined in cabinet papers from 2003, released to the general public after 20 years.

AAP

The Australian detention system was established to destroy us, but we refugees are still here

We were banished to Manus and Nauru, out of sight and out of mind. We are calling for a royal commission because the Australian public deserves the truth

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How Much Further Can Mining Go?

Unless business as usual can change, companies will venture into ever deeper, darker, and riskier places—with potentially catastrophic consequences

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Sepuloni says forum 'successful' despite Nauru walkout

A walkout by one nation marred an otherwise undramatic summit, but the barriers to reconciliation between Nauru and the Pacific Islands Forum are not insurmountable.

The Guardian - AU

Burger shop fire not religiously motivated, police say; Optus fallout continues – as it happened

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Nauru walkout stuns Pacific summit before landmark deal

Nauru President David Adeang says he isn't pulling his country from the Pacific Islands Forum, while Australia will offer resettlement to Tuvalu residents.

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Nauru drops out of Pacific leaders retreat

Hopes were high going into this year's retreat that the division of the past two years between Micronesia and the rest of the forum had been put to rest but that isn't the case.

AAP

Pacific Islands Forum dances around Nauru tensions

Pacific Islands Forum leaders are set to revisit their unity pact, the Suva Agreement, at their leaders' retreat in the Cook Islands.

The Guardian - AU

Labor accused of ‘outrageous secrecy’ as border force confirms 11 asylum seekers sent to Nauru

Officials refuse to answer questions at Senate estimates about the first transfer to immigration detention on the island in nine years

The Guardian - AU

Asylum seekers sent to Nauru by Australian government only months after last detainees were removed

Exclusive: Guardian Australia understands the group – believed to be 11 people – was intercepted in September and taken to the Pacific nation

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Attempt to call off Nauru bribery case; Byron Airbnb cap delay; death at flooded Burning Man

Authorities accused of mishandling Nauru bribery investigation; NSW officials mull over proposed cap on Airbnbs in Byron

The Guardian - AU

Queensland company accused of bribery in Nauru says charge should be dropped as fair trial ‘impossible’

Lawyers for Getax Australia say ‘unjustified and inexplicable delays’ from the prosecution mean evidence has been lost and essential witnesses have died

The Guardian - AU

Dutton wasn’t told details of Bhojani bribery investigation as it was not ‘custom and practice’, AFP tells estimates

Federal police say they did not tell then home affairs minister name of man who was subject of Nauru investigation or that department had contracts with him

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