
Refugee advocates have attacked the federal opposition's proposal to penalise asylum seekers not carrying all documentation, saying it oversimplifies a complicated issue.
The Papua New Guinea government has approved a visa that will allow it to settle refugees.
Refugees on Nauru and Manus Island will learn if they will be accepted in the US resettlement program over the next two days after receiving appointment slips.
The immigration department isn't aware that any of the asylum seekers facing transfer to Malaysia have launched a hunger strike, as claimed by a refugee activist.
Recorded messages from two men on Manus Island are played at a Melbourne rally, as hundreds also gathered in Sydney to call for an end to the stand-off.
A group of refugees - mostly Tamils from Sri Lanka - has reportedly ended a 10-day hunger strike at a Melbourne immigration detention centre.
The immigration minister is being urged to allow two refugee families temporarily flown from Nauru to Darwin to be housed in the community.
A group of asylum seekers have called off a hunger strike at the Christmas Island Immigration Detention Centre after medical advice was sought, refugee advocates say.
Human rights groups say they want more detail on the plan to resettle refugees on Nauru and Manus Island to the US.
There are fears a COVID-19 outbreak at Sydney's Villawood detention centre could intensify as refugee advocates question why detainees remain in such a high-risk environment.
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