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Meet Nauru, Once the World's Richest Island, Now With 90% UnemploymentNauru is the smallest island nation in the world, a floating driblet of rock one tenth the size of Washington, DC Forty years ago, it was one of the wealthiest nations in the world thanks to rich, deep phosphate mines. ... read more
Nauru signs UN refugee convention
NAURU has ratified the United Nations Refugee Convention, yesterday releasing a photograph of its president Marcus Stephen signing the document to prove the point. This boosts Opposition leader Tony Abbott's attack on the federal government over its ... read more
Julie Bishop defends Nauru asylum seeker option
Federal Deputy Opposition Leader Julie Bishop says asylum seekers will be treated better at a Nauru detention centre than in Malaysia. ALI MOORE, PRESENTER: Now to our guest tonight, Deputy Liberal Leader and Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, ... read more
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