... ", have, despite softening the flow of asylum seekers to Australia, been consistently criticized. In determining a just solution to a nations "refugee crisis" it is important to maintain the fundamental principles and foundations of which the 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 ... 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...

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... rate immigrant. Other references in the play to migrants include when Roy doesn't think it important to know how to pronounce the name of the lady who made the costumes. "Mrs Papa Mrs Papalapa .Papalax oh well, I"m sure she knows who I mean, ha, ha, ha" and when the campers say "some of the new Australian campers might need to be reminded of ... ...

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... examination. According to many, the policies introduced by Australian Governments are reflective of a symbiotic, rather than parasitic relationship between migrant communities and democracy (Foster and Stockley, 1995). Indeed, the very foundations of multicultural policy were built on hopes for equality, respect and accommodation of cultural differences. Truly, these premises were ideally democratic in nature. However, following criticism that such ideals were ... ...

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... . The European Union was originally established in 1950 to bring the six European nations of Germany, France, Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands closer together. The Union was to lay foundations to unite the European people, to improve living conditions and to even out the wealth between these nations. To this day the European Union has 15 members; one of which ... ...

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... democracy guarantees us our civic freedoms and our fundamental rights and equality, and it is the institutions of Australian democracy that enable diversity in our society to flourish. The democratic foundations of our society contain a balance of rights and responsibilities. Within this broad framework, each individual and group is welcome to make a contribution to the common good. The term Australian Multiculturalism ... ...

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... Discrimination Act was passed by the Commonwealth Parliament. The Mabo case had vital ramifications for the way in which future land rights cases would be dealt with and their legal foundations. When Justice Brennan handed down the Mabo decision this proved that there were common law errors in regards to native title. It also set the framework whereby the claims of ... ...

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... their families had had children of their own removed (Behrendt, 2009, p.33). This shocking statistic could certainly be the catalyst for high rates of self harm, suicide, domestic violence, alcohol abuse, depression and mental illness as long term effects of grief and trauma. Furthermore all of the above can lead to crime and behaviour that is associated with it. All Indigenous ... suffer. An example of a survivor of the stolen generation is Glenys Collard who was taken from her parents at three years of age and institutionalised at Sister Kate's home. The abuse she suffered here has ha...

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... non-gamblers to have a serious mood disorder, like depression or anxiety, and four times as likely to have an alcohol problem (Lavelle, 2008). In addition, personality disorders, drug and substance abuse and smoking rates are much higher in gamblers. Usually these conditions precede the gambling – in other words, they are part of the cause. It has been asserted that, gamblers ... . It has been asserted that, People with gambling problems are six times more likely than non-gamblers to get divorced. They are four times more likely to suffer from alcohol abuse (Problem Gambling, 2013). In...

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... politics when they decided Bob Hawke had to go , and that was undeniably their doing, not that of the Caucus and not the electorate." (1996; 154) Another example of the abuse of power was in 1991, when Federal Treasure Paul Keating, was receiving bad publicity from the Fairfax press and the Herald Group. Keating held meetings with Rupert Murdoch and Kerry ... will to introduce the changes that the media must have." (1996; 146) Allegations of corruption, conspiracy, and deals being done between the media-owners and politicians show how they can abuse their positions for their own persona...

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... the gay community. Last year for example, Gay Catholics placed a memorial wreath outside the gates of St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne in honour of Lesbian and Gay youth who have suffered abuse or attempted suicide because of homophobia in church schools. Spokesperson Michael Kelly said the church's negative attitude to homosexuality is a shocking burden for young people to bear, contributing to many ... lesbian youths attempting suicide three to five times more often than other youths. A survey of identified young gay people, also found that 62 percent had experienced some form of phy...

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... Laura Wishart had a strong dependence on a male figure in her life. She put up with a sexual-abusive relationship with her father and when she turns to her mother for guidance, Mrs Wishart turns a blind eye to Laura's plea, leaving Laura feeling betrayed. Women are presented as emotionally unstable and must reply on a male figure. Laura is portrayed as a disempowered figure who ... ...

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... this defense in relation to abortion was the 1955 decision of the Queensland Court of Criminal Appeal in R v. Ross & McCarthy. The case involved prosecution of a medical practitioner, Dr Arthur Ross, Mrs. Ada McCarthy and Mr. Thomas McCarthy under section 224 of the Queensland Criminal Code in correlation with an abortion performed on the kitchen table of a suburban house in Brisbane. All ... ...

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... pro-euthanasia campaigners) claims that if the act of euthanasia was made legal then it could be carried out in an appropriate manner and it would be less open to abuse because doctors would have a set of rules to follow. On the other hand people opposing euthanasia feel that with an increased quality of palliative care, people would not feel the ... ...

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... place, many Australians held contempt for our own Muslim community. A small percentage even expressed their contempt with incomprehensible actions. Mosques were vandalised and Muslims were the victims of bigotry and abuse. From the monocultural society we were to the multicultural society we are today, Australias attitude towards immigrants and multiculturalism has developed significantly over the last decade. As with the majority ... ...

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... flexibility, especially with respect to how they report their earnings, Kavanagh (2002) states that the trilogy standards have "come under fire" for creating confusion and leaving the way open for abuse. This statement is supported by evidence taken by one of the four biggest accounting firms Ernst and Young (E&Y). E&Y surveyed 100 companies and found, of the companies surveyed, several found varying ... ...

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... is for the Federal Parliament, not the High Court, to make. The High Court may retain some supervisory jurisdiction to examine the question of necessity against the possibility of a manifest abuse of the races power. Section 51 (xxvi) allows laws dealing with matters for the physical and mental benefit of Aboriginal people, since the power does not place any limitation upon ... ...

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... by shows like Hard Copy, Oprah, Sally Jesse Raphael, among others. These shows desperately try to find yet another angle on the drug problem, or the incest problem or the abuse problem. "This week on Jerry! My sister's boyfriend beat me with a wet noodle for forty-eight hours while I was forced to inhale Vick's Vapo-Rub until my head felt like ... ...

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... of you might have strong beliefs about capital punishment and some of you might not have even considered it. So today I hope to persuade you that capital punishment is an abuse to humanity that only brings the society down to the same level as the criminal and doesn't deter people, more expensive than life imprisonment, and has the risk of executing ... ...

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... worst statistic is the number of young Aborigine men in prison, and those that die in prison. The high incidence of Aborigines in prison has a lot to do with alcohol abuse and vagrancy. Many Aborigines began to migrate to small rural towns and eventually more urban environments from the 1970s onwards. This is where many social problems began for them, especially ... ...

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