FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 2 - Caught on Camera

Christmas Island now empty as all detainees brought to Australian mainland, border force says

Exclusive: detention centre will remain open and advocates question why government isn’t heeding UN call to close it

The Guardian - AU · Oct 3, 2023

State and territory ballots will be counted differently at the Voice referendum – is that fair?

When Australians vote on the Voice to Parliament referendum on October 14, ballots from the Northern Territory and the ACT will be treated differently from those of the states. The same goes for votes cast by residents of Norfolk Island, Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

The Conversation · Sep 18, 2023

Watch cannibal crab gobble up baby crablets in Australia in David Attenborough's 'Our Planet II'

The rare footage was taken when filming the red crab migration on Christmas Island.

LiveScience · Jun 13, 2023

Christmas Island's red crabs scuttle from rainforest to coast in their millions as annual migration begins

Red crab migration season has kicked off on Christmas Island — and experts say it could be one of the biggest in years, with up to 65 million crustaceans making the journey.

ABC News · Oct 29, 2022

Refugees criticise disability sector gaps

A disabled Bangladeshi refugee and an Iraqi refugee caring for her disabled daughter have criticised gaps in services to diverse communities with special needs.

AAP · Oct 27, 2022

The Stirlingshire man who witnessed 25 nuclear blasts – and lived to tell the tale

A BLINDING flash, intense heat, the spectre of a mushroom cloud creeping skywards – mercifully few of us have seen the full horror of a nuclear…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 5, 2022

Australian Animals at Risk as Environment Deteriorates, Says Govt Report

Australia has lost more mammal species than any other continent and has one of the worst rates of species decline among the world's richest countries, a five-yearly environmental report card released by the government on Tuesday said. Some animals such as the blue-tailed skink are now only known to exist…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 19, 2022

Extinction obituary: the sudden, sad disappearance of the Christmas Island forest skink

Gump was the last lizard of her kind when she died in 2014, and her demise should be ‘a scar on our conscience’

The Guardian - US · May 18, 2022

Christmas Island residents going without fresh produce, postal services due to supply chain woes

While the Indian Ocean territory has had its fair share of isolation-related issues, recent wait times for deliveries have blown out severely, with some residents saying it's putting their health at risk.

ABC News · May 5, 2022

Indian Ocean marine parks off Christmas Island and Cocos Islands get the go-ahead

After months of consultation with locals, plans for two marine parks off Christmas Island and Cocos Islands are set to proceed.

ABC News · Mar 20, 2022