Recent News Headlines : Manus Island - Papua New Guinea

WHY DO 25 PER CENT OF AUSTRALIANS FEEL NEGATIVITY TOWARDS MUSLIMS?


The number of Australians who felt immigration was too high also increased in the past year from 34 per cent last year to 37 per cent this year... READ MORE

28th November, 2017 3377

AUSTRALIAN JAMES RICKETSON ACCUSED OF SPYING IN CAMBODIA PLEADS TO LEAVE JAIL


Ricketson's Australian family members say he is in declining health in the prison and there are grave fears for his life unless he is released soon... READ MORE

24th November, 2017 239

PAPUA NEW GUINEA POLICE EVICT REMAINING ASYLUM-SEEKERS FROM AUSTRALIAN-RUN DETENTION CAMP


Men occupy the closed Manus Island immigration detention centre in Papua New Guinea, November 23, 2017... READ MORE

24th November, 2017 750

PNG POLICE END LONG STANDOFF WITH REFUGEES AT AUSTRALIA DETENTION CAMP


Around 600 men, most of them with refugee status, were left stuck on Manus since 2013 with diminishing hope of resettlement... READ MORE

24th November, 2017 0

ALL MANUS REFUGEES REMOVED FROM DETENTION CENTRE


All Manus refugees removed from detention centre PNG police... READ MORE

24th November, 2017 1846

PAPUA NEW GUINEAS POLICE STORM MANUS ISLAND REFUGEE CAMP


The Papua New Guinea authorities' aggressive move, which Australia's immigration minister confirmed was taking place, represented an escalation of the conflict over the Manus center... READ MORE

24th November, 2017 1641

PAPUA NEW GUINEAN POLICE EVICT ASYLUM-SEEKERS FROM AUSTRALIAN-RUN CAMP, UNHCR DECRIES FORCE USED


Australia steadfastly refuses to allow them entry under its strict sovereign borders policy and the asylum seekers have refused to resettle in Papua New Guinea... READ MORE

24th November, 2017 742

FEARS OF EXCESSIVE FORCE AS MANUS REFUGEES TARGETED


Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull denounced the holdout by the refugees... READ MORE

23rd November, 2017 639

PNG POLICE ENTER AUSTRALIA'S MANUS ISLAND ASYLUM CAMP


Papua New Guinea shares some but it was Australia that forced these people to go there, she added... READ MORE

23rd November, 2017 676

PNG POLICE ORDER PROTESTING ASYLUM SEEKERS OUT OF AUSTRALIAN-RUN CAMP


Australia opened the camps in a bid to stem a flow of asylum seekers making dangerous voyages by boat to its shores... READ MORE

23rd November, 2017 9

ASYLUM SEEKERS SAY POLICE HAVE ENTERED ABANDONED AUSTRALIAN-RUN DETENTION CAMP IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA


Police enter abandoned Australian-run detention camp in Papua New Guinea refugees... READ MORE

23rd November, 2017 54

PNG POLICE ENTER MANUS ASYLUM CENTRE, AUSTRALIA CONFIRMS


Hundreds of men have refused to leave the Manus Island centre since it was shut down on 31 October, citing fears for their safety... READ MORE

23rd November, 2017 493

'WE WON'T BE PRESSURED': PM FIRM ON MANUS REFUGEES AS PNG POLICE ENTER CENTRE


They think this is some way they can pressure the Australian government to let them come to Australia... READ MORE

23rd November, 2017 1147

PAPUA NEW GUINEA POLICE ENTER ABANDONED AUSTRALIAN-RUN DETENTION CAMP


Asylum seekers said they climbed onto rooftops and hid in toilets to avoid the police... READ MORE

23rd November, 2017 135

'HUMAN DISASTER': AUSTRALIANS OF THE YEAR PLEA FOR MANUS REFUGEES


Former Australians of the year have penned an open letter urging the nation's political leaders to address the unfolding 'human disaster' on Manus Island... READ MORE

22nd November, 2017 2346

'LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT': REFUGEE WHO MET HIS WIFE ON MANUS PLEADING TO STAY


Refugee Alex Rashid met the love of his life on Manus Island, now he's fighting to stay with her and his family... READ MORE

17th November, 2017 2524

AUSTRALIA'S 'GAME-CHANGING' ROLE AGAINST IS IN ASIA


In Manila, Mr Turnbull has been seen as Mr Trump's new buddy... READ MORE

14th November, 2017 83

AUSTRALIA SHOULD ACCEPT NEW ZEALAND OFFER TO RESETTLE DETAINED REFUGEES


Australia should accept New Zealand offer to resettle detained refugees UNHCR... READ MORE

14th November, 2017 49

PNG THREATENS TO FORCIBLY REMOVE ASYLUM SEEKERS FROM ABANDONED AUSTRALIAN DETENTION CENTER


Workers dismantle structures in Lombrum detention camp on Manus island, Papua New Guinea, November 13, 2017... READ MORE

13th November, 2017 138

'ONLY GOD KNOWS WHAT WILL HAPPEN'


Manus Island asylum seekers and refugees have shared their fears as they expect to be forced to leave the detention camp... READ MORE

13th November, 2017 482

PAPUA NEW GUINEA TO BEGIN FORCIBLE REMOVAL OF ASYLUM SEEKERS FROM DETENTION CENTER


Under that deal, up to 1,250 asylum seekers could be sent to the United States and Australia will in turn accept refugees from Central America... READ MORE

13th November, 2017 0

AUSTRALIA'S MANUS ISLAND RESPONSE IS 'UNACCEPTABLE'


Mr Peters has made it clear New Zealand's offer also includes refugees and asylum seekers in Australian detention centres in Nauru... READ MORE

12th November, 2017 5365

TONY ABBOTT'S SISTER CHRISTINE FORSTER TARGETED BY MANUS ISLAND PROTESTERS


Violent scenes have erupted at a Sydney fundraising event for Tony Abbott, with protesters clashing with police and guests, including the former prime minister's sister... READ MORE

10th November, 2017 758

AUTHORITIES START OPERATION TO REMOVE 600 REFUGEES FROM MANUS ISLAND CENTER


, descriptionText Australia will close its controversial Manus Island detention center, the Papua New Guinea government said... READ MORE

10th November, 2017 35

TRUMP'S TRICKY TALKS: FIVE WORLD LEADER MEETINGS TO WATCH AT THE APEC SUMMIT


Donald Trump arrives in Da Nang on Friday, a seaside resort chosen by Vietnam to hold the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Apec conference... READ MORE

10th November, 2017 207

U.N. WATCHDOG TELLS AUSTRALIA TO CHANGE ITS MIGRATION LAWS


Australia should also consider closing the Christmas Island detention center, which was too remote to ensure protection of people held there, it said... READ MORE

9th November, 2017 55

PAPUA NEW GUINEA STARTS DISMANTLING DETENTION CAMP, THREATENS FORCIBLE EVICT OF ASYLUM SEEKERS


Australia's Immigration Minister Peter Dutton said on Thursday that the situation was unacceptable...but the government won't be backing down ... READ MORE

9th November, 2017 0

PNG THREATENS TO 'APPREHEND' PROTESTING MANUS REFUGEES


These people don't want to leave this detention centre and go to another detention centre... READ MORE

8th November, 2017 1197

PAPUA NEW GUINEA COURT REJECTS BID TO RESTORE SERVICES TO ASYLUM-SEEKER CAMP


Dozens of them also need medical help, three asylum seekers said, in a stand-off that the United Nations has described as a looming humanitarian crisis ... READ MORE

7th November, 2017 36

COURT RULES AGAINST RESTORING MANUS SERVICES


Australia has detained asylum seekers who come by boat on PNG's Manus Island and on the Pacific Island of Nauru, under a controversial offshore detention policy... READ MORE

7th November, 2017 236

Trending News Headlines : Manus Island

NO 'G'DAY, MATE': ON CALL WITH AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER, TRUMP BADGERS AND BRAGS


President Trump speaks on the phone with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in the Oval Office on Jan. 28, 2017... READ MORE

2nd February, 2017 92470

NZ OFFERS TO TAKE REFUGEES FROM MANUS ISLAND DETENTION CENTRE


New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English has confirmed that he offered to take refugees from Australia's asylum seeker detention centre on Manus Island... READ MORE

17th February, 2017 11410

TRUMP'S NEW VISA LAWS COULD HIT AUSTRALIAN TOURISTS


The US-Australia deal involving refugees held on Nauru and Manus Island was struck last year when Barack Obama was US president... READ MORE

26th January, 2017 8288

'YOU ARE WORSE THAN I AM'


Donald Trump told Malcolm Turnbull 'you are worse than I am' on refugees during call, leaked transcript reveals... READ MORE

10th August, 2017 8276

DONALD TRUMP AND MALCOLM TURNBULL'S PHONE CALL


We are a generous multicultural immigration nation like the United States but the Government decides, the people's representatives decides... READ MORE

6th August, 2017 7693

TALKING WITH TURNBULL 'WORST CALL BY FAR', TRUMP SAYS


President Donald J. Trump and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull spoke by phone for twenty-five minutes today... READ MORE

2nd February, 2017 7306

GUNMEN ATTACK SHIA IMAM ZAMAN MOSQUE IN KABUL


The Charlottesville fallout and what to make of Trump's views on white supremacy... READ MORE

25th August, 2017 6468

TRUMP IN 'WORST CALL' WITH TURNBULL


A phone call between US President Donald Trump and Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull has called into question a refugee resettlement deal... READ MORE

2nd February, 2017 4444

TRUMP ON 'TOUGH' CALLS WITH WORLD LEADERS


Believe me, when you hear about the tough phone calls I'm having, don't worry about it, Trump said Thursday at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington... READ MORE

2nd February, 2017 4171

CHRISTIAN CHURCHES OFFER SANCTUARY TO ASYLUM SEEKERS AFTER WELFARE PAYMENT CUTS


Among them were pregnant women and women that came to Australia for treatment after being sexually assaulted on Nauru... READ MORE

29th August, 2017 3958

'YOU ARE WORSE THAN I AM'


Prime Minister Turnbull Mr. President, I think this will make you look like a man who stands by the commitments of the United States... READ MORE

4th August, 2017 3016

'PRISONERS OF EUROPE': THE EVERYDAY HUMILIATION OF REFUGEES STUCK IN GREECE


At the Softex refugee camp in northern Greece, it is lighter by night than it is by day... READ MORE

6th September, 2016 2938

'IF OTHERS WISH TO EMULATE WHAT WE'RE DOING, THEY'RE WELCOME'


Australia's prime minister has told reporters he won't critique every one of the US president's policy decisions... READ MORE

30th January, 2017 2907

US-AUSTRALIA REFUGEE DEAL: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW


According to an Australian government report, the average length of time refugees spend in detention is 469 days, and steadily increasing... READ MORE

2nd February, 2017 2794

HOW EUROPE'S FAR RIGHT FELL IN LOVE WITH AUSTRALIA'S IMMIGRATION POLICY


Signatories to the UN refugee convention are, however, obliged to assess the claims of asylum seekers reaching their shores... READ MORE

12th October, 2017 2658

SO YOU WANT TO MOVE TO AUSTRALIA? HERE'S A HOW-TO GUIDE


Migrants can apply for permanent residency in Australia under various different visas... READ MORE

6th December, 2016 2587

FORMER PM JOHN HOWARD SAYS AUSTRALIA CAN TRUST DONALD TRUMP


Mr Howard became Prime Minister halfway through Bill Clinton's presidency in 1996... READ MORE

14th July, 2017 2563

AUSTRALIAN TOURISTS WON'T BE HIT BY TRUMP ORDER


US President Donald Trump has signed a controversial executive order tightening America's borders, but Australian tourists travelling to the US will largely not be impacted... READ MORE

28th January, 2017 2558

AUSTRALIA WILL SPEND UP TO $250 MILLION HOUSING MANUS REFUGEES


Australia will spend up to 250 million housing Manus refugees... READ MORE

23rd October, 2017 2434

TRUMP'S REFUGEE ORDER TRIGGERS PROTESTS ACROSS AUSTRALIA


Similar protests were held in Canberra, Newcastle and Hobart, while hundreds attended an anti-Trump rally in Melbourne on Friday... READ MORE

4th February, 2017 2331

OUSTED AUSTRALIAN LEADER URGES HARD LINE FROM EUROPE


As public criticism of the camps has increased, the Australian government has tried with little success to resettle asylum seekers in third countries... READ MORE

28th October, 2015 2221

$56M COMPENSATION AWARDED TO MANUS ISLAND DETAINEES


Australia will pay 70 million Australian dollars 56m to asylum seekers detained in Papua New Guinea PNG, after a senior judge approved a major compensation package... READ MORE

6th September, 2017 2104

OPPOSITION MP TUNDU LISSU WOUNDED BY GUNMEN


Top opposition figure suffers multiple gunshot wounds by unknown attackers at his residence in Dodoma city... READ MORE

7th September, 2017 2058

'I GUARANTEE YOU THEY ARE BAD'


Donald Trump says he 'hates taking' asylum seekers 'I guarantee you they are bad'... READ MORE

4th August, 2017 2039

'FAKE DEAL, FAKE PROCESS': MANUS ASYLUM SEEKERS ANGRY OVER TRUMP-TURNBULL TRANSCRIPT


He also rejected Mr Turnbull's claim that most of those seeking asylum are economic refugees as disingenuous... READ MORE

4th August, 2017 1908

'WE DON'T HAVE ANY PLANS TO IMPORT MORE REFUGEES FROM NAURU TO CAMBODIA'


We don't have any plans to import more refugees from Nauru to Cambodia Interior Ministry spokesman Khieu Sopheak told the Cambodia Daily... READ MORE

30th August, 2015 1875

AUSTRALIA HAS STRANDED HUNDREDS OF REFUGEES ON A REMOTE ISLAND


Australia shuts down Manus Island detention center, leaving hundreds of refugees stranded... READ MORE

2nd November, 2017 1654

UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF TELLS TURNBULL GOVERNMENT TO RESTORE SERVICES TO MANUS IMMEDIATELY


He called on the Australian Government to restore services immediately... READ MORE

4th November, 2017 1589

AUSTRALIA AGREES TO PAY A$70M TO MANUS ISLAND DETAINEES


The Australian government and its contractors have offered compensation totalling A 70m ?41m 53m to refugees detained in Papua New Guinea... READ MORE

14th June, 2017 1549

PENCE, TURNBULL PRESENT UNITED FRONT ON KOREA FOLLOWING SYDNEY TALKS


The Trump administration and its allies will deal with North Korea if China does not, US Vice-President Mike Pence says... READ MORE

22nd April, 2017 1489


IMPORTANT TERMS OF USE & DISCLAIMER INFORMATION:

Daily Digital News provides public access to an archive of historical news articles from many popular news sources. Daily Digital News provides keyword searchable summaries, and links, to news articles that were originally publically accessible, and all news articles presented on dailydigitalnews.com were initially freely available to the general public. Daily Digital News does not claim any copyright ownership of the aggregated content of this website. Aggregated news content presented on dailydigitalnews.com may be subject to copyright, and the use made here is consistent with the principles of limited use for research and education. Daily Digital News takes advantage of unique web-crawling technologies and algorithms. This includes the use of services provided by Alchemy API (by IBM Watson) as well as other open source technologies. Daily Digital News operates this website on a not for profit basis. No income, revenue, remuneration, or profit of any kind has been made as a result of providing this website to the public. Use of this website is at the user's own discretion. Daily Digital News exercises no control over the use made of this website and accepts no liability to users or resources in relation to the contents of, or use of, or otherwise in connection with this website. Full Terms & Conditions