Asylum seekers held on remote Christmas Island are suing the Australian government for failing to provide adequate health care, piling more pressure on Canberra over its controversial policy of detaining children.
Australia has inadvertently made public the identities of almost 10,000 asylum seekers, the department of immigration said on Wednesday, raising concerns it could help locate people fleeing persecution and thus place them in greater danger.
Celebrations welcoming in the 2014 year are already underway in countries like Australia, New Zealand, and countries throughout Asia, like Indonesia, Singapore and China
