... countries legal system was based. Australia, being a democratic society, employs the concept of the rule of law, which is equally applicable to both citizens and governments alike. Exceptions to the rule of law that Australia has made in relation to asylum seekers has exempted the nations government from taking responsibility for its harsh actions whilst denying asylum seekers protection from the abuse of ... seems to be a major determinate in not only the creation of a xenophobic public opinion but also in the re-election of misleading governments. In the 2001 election campaign the fed...

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... as many advantages to disadvantages of legalizing cannabis in Australia. Some advantages to legalising cannabis would be that it would benefit the country and government, as they would make money on tax, which would benefit the economy. Similar to the higher tax on alcohol, if cannabis was to ... , 1994). Advantage of legalizing cannabis would mean that the money spent for law enforcement of illicit drugs mean that it could be put to other harmful drugs in society such as heroin or the government could use the money to create education programs about how to use the ... Disadvantages on l...

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... resulted from multiculturalism in a hope for social cohesiveness and a democratically rational solution. Typifying a representative democratic system, the majority support for these measures meant that there was a genuine government attempt to enforce these proposals. In recent years however, although such proposals have been gradually implemented, research shows that the "majority view" has been dissipating, with Australians now ... have advanced to Commonwealth Courts for resolution. Additionally, many of these migration disputes have been based upon alleged ill-application of the Con...

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