... Indigenous societies is precisely the otherness of a civilised Eurocentric community itself, that is, "the West's Other is the West itself." Marlow, the central character, comes to understand that society is protected from its own truths, and that the enlightenment is a form of barbarism, which cloaks greed, destruction, injustice and, paradoxically, the return of irrationality; captured by Kurtz's last words, "The horror ... ...

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... UN Refugee Convention, which has applied for fifty years, Australia has an obligation to take in asylum seekers and assess their claims. Refugees fleeing persecution are subject to, yet not protected by, Australian law. These innocent people are merely seeking asylum and protection from the oppressive regimes from which they flee. While there is a perception of "boat people" being criminal in ... ...

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