It was all smiles in Mount Gambier last night as Burmese families, who lived for 13 years in refugee camps in Thailand, officially became Australians. While they've adopted the Aussie way for life for the last couple of years, the achievement marked the end of a long journey to their adopted land. ...

During Refugee Week, some of the South East's newest arrivals have spent time telling their life stories and expressing their joy at arriving in their new community....

During Refugee Week, some of the South East's newest arrivals have spent time telling their life stories and expressing their joy at arriving in their new community....

The comedian Anh Do came to Australia as a young Vietnamese refugee. After a poor and sometimes turbulent childhood, he was heading for a corporate career. But then life got in the way, and we're all a bit richer for it. Anh has just published his memoir, The Happiest Refugee. ...

An asylum seeker advocate says the men who broke out of Darwin's detention centre were told they would be returned to Afghanistan if their visas were refused....

Immigration officials say asylum seekers detained in Darwin have ceased protest after being flown to Western Australia's Curtin detention centre....

Michael Coggan reports on the fallout from this weeks' protest by Afghan asylum seekers outside the Darwin immigration detention centre....

Australia's Immigration Department says it will be open about the circumstances surrounding two protests by asylum seekers at a detention centre in Australia's north....