While Abbott and Yudhoyono take the first steps in repairing frayed relations. Rudd’s return as Australian PM will make the elections more competitive, but Labor still faces a tough challenge.

The asylum seekers were sent to PNG more than a decade ago under an offshore processing deal with Australia, which has since ...

Australia said today it would appeal against a court ruling that it must take 433 mainly Afghan asylum seekers it refused entry after they were rescued by a Norwegian freighter. "We do intend to ...

Asylum seekers who arrive in Australia without a visa are subjected to a number of punitive measures that can significantly impair their mental health and general well-being. These measures have also ...

His experience threw a spotlight on Australia's policies which rights groups say are abusive and inhumane. Activists say 32 refugees and asylum seekers still remain in that hotel. Djokovic spent ...

There are nowhere near enough entry-level jobs to meet demand in any part of Australia — and for those with extra barriers to work, it's "a particularly difficult situation".

SYDNEY (AP) — Novak Djokovic spent a fourth day on Sunday among the unwilling occupants of Melbourne's Park Hotel. The tennis superstar is awaiting court proceedings on Monday that will ...

Under controversial policies, Australia can hold asylum seekers like the Murugappans in indefinite detention while it assesses their refugee claims or takes steps to deport them. But Prime ...

Asylum seekers in Papua New Guinea will be stripped of government-provided housing and healthcare under a new deal that forces them to cover all living expenses with a single allowance. The asylum ...