
More children have been transferred from Nauru to Australia.
A Sri Lankan Tamil man, who has become the sixth fatality among asylum seekeers on Manus Island in four years, had been facing rape charges.
Australian doctors fear an 11-year-old refugee boy living in the community on Nauru could be permanently disabled if he does not receive urgent surgery on his arm.
Refugee advocates say they are concerned about the fate of Vietnamese asylum seekers who have been deported from Australia.
US authorities will start informing refugees on Manus Island and Nauru of resettlement decisions from Wednesday.
A total of 25 asylum seekers on Nauru have needed medical help as their hunger strike continues.
Refugee activists say a boat carrying 153 asylum seekers is nearing Christmas Island.
A group of asylum seekers being held on an Australian vessel at sea will not be returned to their native Sri Lanka without 72 hours' notice.
Hundreds of teachers will hope to make their voices heard on Tuesday over Australia's offshore detention policy.
More than 700 refugees on Manus Island have had their human rights breach case thrown out by the PNG Supreme Court.
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