Australia Put Hundreds Of Women On A Tiny Island. There Are Just Eight Left.
"Now I don’t have anybody...I don’t have any friends," one woman told BuzzFeed News.
An Exhaustive List Of Everyone Australia Has Sent To Christmas Island
The government spent millions on reopening the Christmas Island detention centre, saying it was necessary because of a now-repealed law to assist sick refugees. Let's do a quick stocktake.
Australia Asked Gay Asylum Seekers If They Could Pretend To Be Straight To Stay Safe At Home
Exclusive: An internal review obtained under FOI found at least four asylum seekers were asked if they could avoid harm by not being open about their sexuality.
This Man On Nauru Hasn’t Eaten Fruit In More Than A Year
Refugees on Nauru get $100 a week. A watermelon can cost up to $61.
Men Held Incommunicado In A PNG Detention Centre For Five Months Have Been Released
Some of the men had lost a great deal of weight during the ordeal, a refugee in Port Moresby said.
The Three Americans Who Died Fighting The Australian Bushfires Have Been Identified
Californian governor Gavin Newsom said he was "heartbroken" over the crash that killed "three heroic American firefighters".
As Australia Burned, Climate Change Denialism Got A Boost On Facebook
Facebook's bushfire fact-checking efforts have mostly focused on misleading photos and videos. What about rampant climate denialism?
We Asked All 77 Government MPs For Their Views On Climate Science. Two Got Back To Us.
Australian prime minister Scott Morrison has said the science of climate change "has never been in dispute" in his government, which isn't true at all.
Australia Has Spent More Than $4.5 Million Trying To Deport The Young Family On Christmas Island
And that doesn't include the past four months they've spent as the only people detained on Christmas Island!
A Firefighting Ex-Australian Prime Minister Is The Face Of Climate Change Denialism
Tony Abbott is a former prime minister, a volunteer firefighter... and an icon for climate change deniers.
A Young Man Was Found Dead After Footage Of Him Protesting Drag Queens Went Viral
Wilson Gavin, a young gay man who staged a protest against drag queens that went viral online, died early on Monday morning.
A Blind Refugee With Schizophrenia Was In Detention For The Entire 2010s. He Just Won A Huge Court Case.
On Christmas Eve, a judge likened the 36-year-old man’s ongoing detention to a scene from the famous satirical novel Catch-22.
The Best And Most Shocking Scenes From TV And Movies This Decade
We asked the BuzzFeed News team what scenes and moments they're unable to forget after this decade of TV and movies.
I Tried To Choose 100 Moments Of The Decade In Australian Media. Here Are... 154.
2009 me did not see any of this coming.
Australia Made A Comic Strip To Stop People Seeking Asylum By Boat
"Just serve me some curry," a Sri Lankan man says to his wife, in a comic strip created by the Australian government to deter asylum seekers.
Tracey Spicer Has Threatened To Sue Media Outlets Over Criticisms Of Her #MeToo Work
Spicer has sent legal letters to Sky News, News Corp and BuzzFeed News.
The Australian Government Created A Bizarre And Very Bleak Horoscope Chart To Scare Asylum Seekers
Exclusive: The chart warns Sagittarian asylum seekers they will be in debt forever, and tells Leos they will be filled with regret.
The Most Iconic TV And Movie Characters From The 2010s
We asked BuzzFeed News writers to nominate the TV and movie characters who defined the 2010s. Here are our picks for the characters who will stick with us from this decade.
The Man Who Prompted The Cash-For-Visas Investigation Has More Evidence, But Never Heard From Investigators
“This is new evidence on top of allegations already made about apparent corruption within Australia’s visa system, and it seems to have fallen on deaf ears,” said senator Nick McKim.