“To be called a refugee is the opposite of an insult; it is a badge of strength, courage and victory.” Australia is nothing if it weren’t for refugees and immigrants as there are nearly 21.3 million refugees, with over half who are under the age of 18. Australia’s negative discourse towards refugees goes against our ideology, so as a multicultural nation, we should be more accepting and reverse this discourse so it doesn’t contradict our ideologies.
In Australia, the topic of ‘refugees’ is part of a bigger international negative debate. Why? Only 0.3% of Australia’s population are refugees. So why is it such a big deal in Australia if we have such a minuscule number of refugees living here? These people have left their homes and in some circumstances, their families, to escape from war, poverty or bad treatment often because of their race, gender, religion or class. The escape in hope to live a better, happier life.
61.2% of people disapprove of people who came by boat with the majority of people strongly believing that if they were to come, they must change their behaviours and attitudes. This is unacceptable, especially coming from Australia who are known for their mateship and loyalty. Refugees should be let as they have their own rights and they’re human beings, just like us.
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Take Albert Einstein for example. He fled to Germany in 1932 to the United States with his wife. He was one of the worlds most favoured and famous scientist and always will be. Or Freddie Mercury; he left the Tanzanian Island of Zanzibar for England in 1964 when he was a teenager during a political revolution. Or Anh Do, one world’s most favoured comedians, fled Vietnam during the Vietnam war with his family when he was a very young child to