It wasn't an event to feed new immigrants their beloved ... allowed those held at Ellis Island to spend 90 days in America for Christmas. Those who had nowhere to go stayed on Ellis Island and ...

Each year about 150 million red crabs migrate on Christmas Island, 2,600 kilometres off the West Australian coast. The annual spectacle attracts tourists from around the world, eager to see the ...

Passengers would then be placed on another flight to Christmas Island. The external territory, 2,700km (1,680 miles) from the mainland, is best known for its immigration detention centre.

However, the immigration minister would still have ... On Wednesday, Mr Morrison said the government would re-open the Christmas Island centre "to deal with the prospect of arrivals ...