#LetThemStay: Thousands gather in cities all over Australia to rally against asylum seekers deported back to Nauru Thousands of protesters gather in cities all over Australia on Wednesday calling on to the Federal Government not to deport 267 asylum seekers back to Nauru. The protest was in response to the High Court ruling allowing almost 300 asylum seekers‚ including 72 children to be sent back to offshore detention at Nauru. ABC reported the demonstrators gathered in Melbourne‚ Adelaide‚ Sydney
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of immigration from neighbouring southeast Asian countries‚ Australia’s policies regarding the topic of asylum seekers are not nearly up to par with other countries. Australia‚ generally‚ treats the people who seek refuge in the country very poorly in comparison to other nations. It is important to note that seeking asylum is not‚ in fact‚ illegal. Human beings have the right to seek asylum in the event of political strife or fear of unjust persecution; this is outlined in the agreement set out
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political policy of the Victorians. County asylums were the recommendation of a House of Commons select committee‚ which had been set up in 1807 to enquire into the state of lunatic- Legislations in support of the establishment of asylums followed‚ including Wynn’s Act of 1808 for the better care and maintenance of lunatics‚ being paupers or criminals and the Shaftesbury Acts of 1845 for the regulation of the care and treatment of lunatics. Most asylums were built on the outskirts of major cities
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Indonesia over how to deal with asylum seekers. 10Jan14 Prisoner transport to match shipping container cells. The Victorian Government’s plan to use shipping containers as prison cells to alleviate prison overcrowding. 8Jan14 Frosty weather. A look at both the freezing weather in America and the cool relations between Australia and Indonesia over asylum seekers. The feud between Australia and Indonesia over how to deal with asylum seekers. 10Jan14 Prisoner
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clients are minors. “Confidentiality is a widely held ethical standard a variously accorded legal right of clients and responsibility of counselors (American Counseling Association‚ 2005: American School Counseling Association‚ 2010). According to the Ethical Standards for School Counselors and the Code of Ethics and Standards for Counseling (2010)‚ both specify that counselors are ethically required to take appropriate action and breach confidentiality in certain circumstances involving minors. Counselors
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Loni Jean Dangler ENG 1113‚ Period F Mrs. Meeks 7 October 2011 Seeking Out Perfection Rita Rudner once said‚ “I don’t plan to grow old gracefully. I plan to have face-lifts until my ears meet.” Many people use plastic surgery today‚ but it has been giving people second chances since the early 1800’s. People who have burns or that have been in accidents were given second chances at being the ideal image of “normal”. Some people are born with obesities in their genetics or are just over weight
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In today’s society‚ hearing the word “asylum” arises a tinge of fear and uncertainty as we ponder over our memories of hearing horror stories about the now abandoned psychiatric units. Although there were truths within these stories of fearful shock treatments‚ neglected patients‚ and general mayhem within facilities‚ in modern times‚ mental hospitals are no longer a place of malevolence. But‚ on the contrary‚ very few psychiatric hospitals exist and their waiting lists are long; therefore‚ the ones
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unauthorised arrivals‚ it is the only country to mandatory detain children. (Keks‚ 2013) This movement is widely criticised by rights groups and the UN. A church group even describe it as "state-sanctioned child abuse". They treat children and other asylum seekers in the same way. Children are facing the long processing time without adequate access to schooling and other special services. They are held in some closed detention facilities or detention centres with poor condition for prolonged periods
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The New Asylum Watching the documentary‚ the New Asylum opened my eyes a lot. I have heard the saying‚ “prisons are the new asylum” plenty of times‚ but I did not believe it to be true until watching the documentary. Before watching it I always viewed the prison system as a very harsh and coercive place‚ but now I see how much it help people with mental illness. If it wasn’t for the prison system some people would not have a place for treatment. I believe if the government had better funding there
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would allow asylum seekers to be sent to Papua New Guinea and Nauru to undergo offshore processing. This decision has caused a lot of commotion‚ since other people think that onshore processing is the more correct way of dealing with asylum seekers. Asylum seekers have always existed‚ ever since there have been disputes and wars‚ but now there are many interchanging issues coming from the influx of them invading into many western countries‚ including Australia. The accepting of asylum seekers is
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