article 31 of the Refugee Convention‚ Asylum Seekers are stated to have a right to enter a country in seek of Asylum. Approximately 35-50 people are granted refugee status in Australia‚ all of which are from offshore detention centres. These are Australia’s offshore detention centres. The first is a well-known centre of Australia‚ Christmas Island detention centre. While it is offshore‚ it’s still a part of Australia‚ just a long way away. But in 2012‚ two new centres were opened in completely different
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The Asylum Seekers "If I could change one thing about Australia..." If I could change one thing about Australia‚ I would change the poor treatment of the Asylum Seekers from war-infested countries. In fact‚ Australia is the only country in the world to mandate the detention of Asylum Seekers. This Anti-Asylum policy has been at the spotlight of international criticism by various humanitarian organisations‚ calling the actions of the Australian Government "an act of discrimination and racism". Australia
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view that allowing asylum seekers into our country is as Tony Abbott puts so bluntly‚ "misguided altruism." In reality‚ it is not our kindness that is misguided‚ but our perspective which has also become increasingly narrow and one-sided. Right now‚ all we are doing is reciprocating the overblown arguments of politicians with an attitude that is both uncompromising and selfish. We hold the mistaken belief that the interests of our country can only be protected if Australia is safeguarded and
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Language Analysis ‘Australia still dancing to Howard’s tune on asylum seekers’ The piece written by Michael Gordon in The Age on October 19 2011‚ argues that ten years after the Australian federal election that sparked the asylum seeker controversy‚ asylum seekers are still being demonised and alienated by both of Australia’s major political parties. Gordon writes in an assertive‚ controlled and a somewhat concerned tone throughout the article with his target audience aimed at ‘The Age’ readers
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processing of asylum seekers‚ People who flee from countries which are persecuting them‚ escaping for their lives. Australia’s mandatory detention policy means that asylum seekers are locked in a detention centre until they are processed‚ which can take years. According to the Minister for Immigration‚ Amanda Vanstone‚ this is in order to deter other arrivals. Detention-centre advocates tell us that our tough attitude towards “boat people” is a deterrent for others who may consider seeking asylum here The
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Australia’s imposition of mandatory detention‚ for the asylum seekers who arrive in Australia by boat without visa’s and how this is in violation of common human rights principles. An asylum seeker is a person who has left their home country as a political refugee and is seeking asylum in another country. This policy was introduced in 1992 and has since been a highly controversial issue that has generated considerable debate. The policy of mandatory detention is in breach of a number of international
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Should Allow Asylum Seekers Into Our Country Allowing asylums into our country is one of the most controversial topics spoken about through Australia. Rick Morton‚ a Social Affairs Writer for the Australian‚ wrote an article named‚ ’10 Things You Need To Understand About Asylum Seekers’‚ I will not be going through all of these points however I will be talking about most. Although he is quite a comedic journalist‚ he does prove a valid point about why every negative thought towards asylums can be reversed
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humanitarian‚ decent country‚” said Mr. John Howard back in 2001‚ this statement was coincidentally made during the time in which 438 Afghan asylum seekers were refused permission to enter Australian waters. Arriving in a cargo vessel‚ the MV Tampa‚ after almost sinking in an Indonesian boat‚ the captain of the Tampa claimed that he had saved the asylum seekers’ lives at the request of the Australian Search and Rescue authorities‚ so why was it that the Tampa was told to turn back? Obviously‚ we
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ASRC promote capacity building these include: Engaging civil society to participate in advocating to end offshore detention on Nauru and Manus Island‚ the public are welcomed to register for an online newsletter which keeps them informed of breaking news‚ ways that they can act to advocate for asylum seeker rights and they also share people’s stories of their experiences as asylum seekers. People under the age of 30 are encouraged to join their Youth Action Project‚ which educates them on how to advocate
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But when the treatment of the Asylum Seekers in its detention centres becomes so severe and criminal like‚ the UN’s weak efforts to intervene has become one of its failing points. The UN Quotes – (Everyone has the right to life‚ liberty and security of person). In the early 2000’s a widespread amount of Asylum seekers arrived by boats‚ the Australian Government was unprepared and needed a ‘short term’ plan to house of move the seekers to a permanent home or locatiom. Although over
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