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Nauru seeks urgent talks sought over closure of Aus detention centre - Audio feature from Pacific Beat program 18/12/2007
 listen windows media >The decision by the new Australian government to close its asylum seeker processing centre on Nauru has been hailed as an important step by international human rights activists. Part of the previous Australian government's 'Pacific Solution' to curb illegal immigration, the detention centre's six year history was marked by constant criticism for its role in the long term incarceration of refugees. But for Nauru, still reeling from the loss of its phosphate mining wealth, the closure will mean a massive decrease in national revenue and an increase in its unemployment rate. Nauru's foreign affairs and finance minister, David Adeang, says the prospect is causing anxiety within the government which is seeking urgent talks with Australia. Presenter - Bo Hill Speaker - David Adeang, Nauru's foreign affairs and finance minister Australia moves to end 'Pacific solution' - Audio feature from Pacific Beat program 10/12/2007
listen windows media >Australia's new Labor Government is making good its promise to close down the so-called 'Pacific Solution', that's seen asylum seekers accommodated and processed on Nauru and on Manus Island in PNG. It estimated more than 300-million Australian dollars has been spent operating the remote island detention camps - and the Rudd government wants to use the money elsewhere. A team of officials has flown to Nauru, hoping to resolve the cases of more than 80 refugees from Burma and Sri Lanka who are still being held there. Presenter - Peta Donald Speaker - Australia's Immigration Minister, Chris Evans; Pacific leaders welcome New Australian government - Audio feature from Pacific Beat 26/11/2007
listen windows media >Australia elected a new government over the weekend with former foreign affairs beaurecrat Kevin Rudd set to be the country's next Prime Minister. Pacific leaders have congratulated Mr Rudd on his election. Presenter - Campbell Cooney Speaker - Doctor Richard Herr, University of Tasmania; Mahendra Chaudhry, Fiji Finance Minister. Is there a case to extend fishing rights to Indonesians? - Audio feature from Connect Asia program 23/11/2007
listen windows media >Australian immigration officials expect to interview the group of sixteen Indonesians now in detention on Christmas Island over the next two weeks. The six adults and ten children from the island of Rote were rescued from a sinking boat by the Australian navy on Wednesday and are believed to be seeking asylum in Australia. The Australian government has dismissed suggestions it should be doing more to help. Presenter - Karon Snowdon Speaker - Dr Natasha Stacey, Research Fellow with the School for Environmental Research at Australia's Charles Darwin University |
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