Women and children are believed to be on board an asylum seeker boat off the West Australian coast, a refugee advocacy group claims.
An Afghan man charged in Victoria over accessing child pornography is in a critical condition after setting himself on fire at a WA detention centre.
About 30 asylum seekers have sewn their lips together and 500 are on a hunger strike at the Manus Island detention centre, a refugee advocacy group says.
The federal government has refused to deny reports it is considering resettling refugees in Kyrgyzstan, which has been described as a "nuclear waste dump" by refugee advocates.
Hundreds of teachers will hope to make their voices heard on Tuesday over Australia's offshore detention policy.
Suicide attempts are on the rise and more than a dozen asylum seekers have sewn their lips shut on Nauru since the Abbott Government announced changed visa arrangements last week, advocates say.
The federal government denies violent clashes on Manus Island as refugee advocates say about 500 asylum seekers are on hunger strike.
Nauru is increasing security around key buildings with refugees expected to protest on Friday.
Pakistan will arrange for the repatriation of a man who died on Manus Island, covering any costs, says refugee advocate Ian Rintoul.
Asylum seekers at the Manus Island Detention Centre in PNG are staging a protest after water supply to the centre was cut, a refugee advocacy group says.
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