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Why do asylum seekers still take the high risks to come to Australia by boat or some illegal ways while they know the journey is dangerous and will possibly get them expatriated? I am writing to you with the concern about the rights of refugees and asylum seekers and how harshly Australian Government treated them. The documentary “Go Back to Where You Came From” Series 1 has presented a deeper insight of how desperate and harsh conditions of life are as a refugee by six ordinary Australian participants of varying ages and backgrounds, with strong opinions about the issue of refugees and asylum seekers. The issue of asylum seekers is an important issue of human rights. The main parties of the Australian Parliament are currently engaged in a heated debate on the issue of the refugees and asylum seekers. Should the Australian Government keep stopping the boats or start welcome and letting more asylum seekers into Australia? …show more content…

Asylum seekers in Europe arrived Australia in thousands of boats but nobody complained as long as they were White. Since many refugees are Black and Brown who are with different physical characteristics to most Australians, some Australians feel somewhat resentful that those “migrants” settled in their homeland. Australia as a developed and international country, the culture and economy have always been benefited from those immigrants that all over the world. The presence of people from different cultural backgrounds in Australia has greatly enriched the society. Immigration must be non-discriminatory and not based on nationality, religion, origin, gender, language, age, sexuality, disability or social

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Even though they faced uncertainty about their belonging to this new environment “Stranger in a strange land. This is not my place. These are not my people.” Settling into their new found home proved to be a difficult challenge as they arrived without preparation “they will ask about us about why we came here to Australia and why we have no papers.” This proves to stall their progression to officially live in Australia.

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‘The Tampa Decision: Examining the Australian Government’s prerogative power to detain and expel unlawful non-citizens in 2001’ The executive power of the Commonwealth has largely been neglected, both by the High Court and by commentators, receiving scant attention in comparison with the Commonwealth 's legislative and judicial powers. However, it was just fourteen years ago, in 2001, when a Norwegian cargo vessel MV Tampa being denied entry into Australia after rescuing 438 asylum seekers sparked one of the most controversial yet illuminating civil cases in Australian legal history. The result was a civil suit (Ruddock vs Vadarlis 2001) in which the Federal Government successfully appealed the initial ruling to the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia, where it was found that the government does indeed possess a prerogative power to prevent the entry of non-citizens into

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Prior to World War II (WWII), immigration processes were very selective. However, the aftermath of WWII left the Australian economy weak resulting in the immigration processes adapting to allow for a more immigration-accepting economy. Strategies such as guaranteeing employment, housing and education were applied to influence the international migration population. These strategies impacted the past Australian economy by influencing immigrants to come to a low populated Australia.

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In 1850’s The White Australian Policy began to try and create anun-racial Australia. It was used against anyone who was non-European and those who were different colour races by refusing to allow them to enter the country. This policy succeeded and continued until the end of World War II. After WW2, Australia could no longer hold its position of isolation from the rest of the world. The war produced a refugee crisis that drove Central Europeans from a decimated Europe.

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People who flee from countries which are oppressing them, escaping for their lives. Australia’s inhumane treatment of asylum seekers and the mandatory detention policy means that asylum seekers are locked in a detention centre until they are processed, which can take years. In recent events, Australia’s asylum seeker policies have been heavily criticised

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This caused a debate on the White Australia Policy. In 1980, 12915 Vietnamese refugees arrived in Australia, the fluctuation in number caused both government to improve financially, according to the Migration Heritage Website. In 1981, 43400 refugees arrived in Australia with most refugees using the resettlement programs,than by boat and the refugee intake was approxiamately 8000 a year for a decade,in the same year the last Vietnamese refugee boat arrived in Australia. In 1982, refugees accepted into Australia were nearly 60000 with most of them travelling by plane. In the late 1980s,it became more difficult to leave Vietnam and several countries limited on how many people are allowed to

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This analysis looks at refugees and the social justice issue of Australia’s discriminatory treatment of refugees traveling to Australia seeking asylum. Australia’s current treatment of Asylum seekers includes taking them from an already extremely stressful environment and detaining them in remote detention facilities where they have limited interaction with family and friends. In some instances, this includes children and young people. The University western Sydney (2016)

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In Australia, refugees and asylum seekers are treated like the enemy in a war: the target of a highly resourced, military-led “deterrence” strategy complete with arbitrary detainment, detention camps, guards to terrorise them, forced deportations and the violent suppression of those who protest. Australia is failing to meet the standards required when regarding the treatment of asylum seekers. It is fact that asylum seekers make up less than 3% of Australia’s annual immigration yet the idea is being distorted to that of which they will overpopulate a country that prides itself on being a multicultural society. I want to shed light on the misconception that asylum seekers are not ‘legal’ when in actual fact it is a human right to seek freedom.

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Introduction Australia is said to be a multicultural and multiracial country. So why can’t we, as a country and as a nation, say yes to immigrants fleeing from a different country? As immigration to Australia is supposably apart of our history and it would be wrong not to continue on with the actions of our ancestors. Paragraph 1 As of 2014 – 2015, Australia accepted 13,750 refugees in total. Paragraph 2 • What are refugees and asylum seekers?

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Australia has been labelled as the country of mateship, fair-go and tolerance, but the mistreatment of Asylum seekers in Australia denies these values. In our anthem we sing “For those who’ve come across the seas, we’ve boundless plains to share”. It ironic isn’t it? As when Asylum seekers arrive in Australia we do not offer a hand of mateship instead we use punitive matters such as sending them to mandatory detention, which shows how xenophobia is manifested in Australia (Ariyawansa,

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Intro In the past year, 13,750 refugees were granted refuge in Australia, and more stories of their experiences in our country are being expressed. Though we as Australians prefer to listen to more positive stories about how impressive our refugee system is, as seen when it comes to ‘The Happiest Refugee’ and ‘Three countries, eight years," One of the most famous refugee stories, "The Happiest Refugee" by Anh Do, is a personal and humour-filled tale about Anh’s refugee experience coming from Vietnam to Australia. Though the story has a more outdated experience, with Do’s book coming out in 2010, it is hard to say that it is universal. When compared to a more recent and confronting refugee experience such as Loghman Sawari’s story, the reader

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Australia is the only country to have a system of mandatory detention where every single parent, man, woman, child who arrives here without a valid visa or illegal visa must undergo immigration detention immediately. The issue with the refugee treatment and mandatory detention in Australia is that their minds are so vulnerable and stressed after leaving their country. Detention can harm asylum seekers and refugees because they are indefinite meaning the government can detain people for the course of their life which has severe effects on a person’s emotions and wellbeing. Studies have shown that refugees who have come from a warfare filled country have and increased chance to undergo depression, self-harm and even attempt suicide when under a type of imprisonment such as immigration detention.

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The more powerless and vulnerable the individual, the more significant their ethical claim. Since each person, paying little respect to one's lawful status or geographic area, has a transcendent dignity that must dependably be regarded, individuals progressing ought to appreciate the full scope of human rights, and others have an obligation to see that they are regarded, secured and satisfied. "Refugees and asylum seekers are humans, and should enjoy the whole range of human rights. Unless there are compelling reasons to believe that refugees or asylum seekers represent a serious danger to the common good, they should not be interned. Furthermore they should have access to work and thus the opportunity to fulfil their duty to contribute to the common good” (Australians Human Rights Commission, 2014).

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This is how it got to the demolishment of the system of asylum policy, it also showed many weak points in the Dublin regulation. and in such cases it is often seen that the fundamental human rights are the ones being ravaged the most and in no way is it an exemption in our case. as we see in the first article of the declaration of the human rights: All persons are born free and have the same dignity and equal rights. They are gifted with intellect and a conscience and all should act with one another as

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