1. Laws Need to Change
... reflected through the stance that Australia's Federal Government has taken in relation to asylum seekers, non-legal migrants, boarder applicants and refugees or "boat people" as they have been called by both media and government officials alike. The problem becomes more complicated as manipulation and ... In theory, asylum seekers can only be detained in a detention centre for up to 273 days while his or her case is being assessed. This time period is theoretically, less for children who, under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, to which Australia is signatory, ... directly ...
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