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Refugees in Australia

            Amnesty international defines refugee as: a person who is outside their country of origin and genuinely risks serious human rights abuses because of who they are or what they believe. They cannot or will not return because their government cannot or will not protect them2. They illegal entry of these refugees into Australia came to a head with the Tampa and children overboard crises. My opinion on the topic is not one shared by many people. I am against people arriving in Australia illegally by boat, and for keeping people in so called "detention centers"" until they have been verified as genuine refugees. But the problem is deeper than this. More needs to be done to stop the refugees needing to leave their home in the first place. In such places as East Timor and Zimbabwe more needs to be done by the international community to stop quite obvious human rights abuses and unfair and un democratic governments, ruling by fear. .
             All refugees have basic human rights; these include:.
             - Protection against discrimination .
             - Freedom of religion .
             - Identity and travel documents .
             - Work rights .
             - Housing, education and relief .
             - Protection against penalties for illegal entry .
             - Freedom of movement.
             The Australian governments policy on detention from the immigration act is that all people who arrive in Australia without a visa or an acceptable visa or travel document or those overstayed their visa, or had their visa cancelled can be detained. The political line of the Tampa crisis was to "send a message"" that Australia was no longer an easy option when it came to asylum seekers. The majority of Internet sites I have found on this topic have been pro refugees being let into Australia. One could take this as a popular opinion, that most Australians believe that the government should let more people immigrate to the country. Yet a Bulletin Morgan poll which surveyed voter intentions at the end of August 2002 (before the Tampa crisis) found that 54.


Essays Related to Refugees in Australia

1. The State of Refugees in Australia

Introduction Australia is a signatory of the 1951 Refugee Convention which defines who is a refugee, the rights of the refugees and the responsibilities of the nations which grant asylum. Therefore the Australian government is obliged to protect the refugees that enter their territory, according to the terms of the Refugee Convention. However, there has been an arising problem with how the Australians treat the refugees seeking asylum. ... The policy is conducted against the terms of the Refugee Convention in which Australia is a signatory as it is the responsibility of the Australian governm...

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  • Approx Pages: 4
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

2. How the Australian Government and Media Portrayed Refugees

The government needs to establish new policies to reduce the ethical and economic strain of refugees in Australia. ... Australia agrees to receive 12 000 refugees annually, a relatively small number compared to world standards. ... Australia, on the other hand, receives one refugee for every 1 583 Australians (Debunking More Myths about Asylum Seekers, E. ... This is not to say that all Australians are blind to the refugee problem in Australia. ... A minimum security prison could cost Australians $121 per refugee per day, parole only $5.40. ...

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  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

3. Refugees

Many wealthy countries accept many refugees such as the United States and Australia. ... Australia is a popular country for refugees because it is safe and we are a multicultural country. Refugees cost a lot to support and Australia does not have enough land considering two thirds of our country is desert. Australia only accepts refugees who fit the definition of a refugee: they have been persecuted or fear persecution in their own country. Only people with a general claim are considered under Australia's Refugee Program because Australia can't take everyone who applies. ...

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4. White Australia Policy

At the time, many Australians believed that this white Australia' policy would be the only way to keep large parts of Australian society similar to Britain. ... ABOLITION: During the years in which Australia was involved in the Second World War, many coloured refugees entered Australia. The majority of these refugees left voluntarily after the war had ended, but many had married Australians while staying here and wished to seek permanent residence in Australia. The Immigration Minister of the time, the first ever in Australia, Arthur Calwell sought to deport these refugees, arousing ...

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  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

5. Refugee crisis essay

Refugee crisis essay The refugee crisis is divisive and a global affect to every country, especially of major importance to Australia. It concerns the refugees that have arrived in Australia or another country illegally, or by boat. ... Here the refugees can apply for their visas and wait to be accepted without entering Australia. ... Refugees say that they deprived of many services and seek interpreters, legal advice, and as the Refugee Council of Australia wants, a booklet within 24 hours of illegal entrance in Australia, that lists all the services that the refugees are eligible for. ... O...

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  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

6. Many Asylum Seekers Missing After Refugee Boat Reports Distress

A wooden fishing boat headed for Christmas Island sunk just off the coast of Indonesia with about 150 refugees on board. ... The Labor Party government of Australia announced that they would not be welcoming future refugees, and instead would deport them to the Pacific atoll of Nauru, where a camp is opening in September, or to Papua New Guinea. ... Almost 1,900 refugees arrived in Australia in August alone, trying to beat the refugee claims process that will prevent future immigrants from making the journey (McGuirk). ... Clare is hoping to deter future refugees from paying smugglers $10...

  • Word Count: 521
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  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

7. Multiculturalism And Democracy

Although it can be seen that domestic policies are significant to the existence of a multicultural society in Australia, it must be noted that international treaties and conventions regulating the compulsory acceptance of refugees, also contributes towards the nation's ethnicity. Specifically, the Refugees Convention (1951: Art 1A(2)), holds that the term "refugee" shall only apply to any persons who: "Owing to well-founded fear of bring persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, is outside the country of his nat...

  • Word Count: 2017
  • Approx Pages: 8
  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: Graduate

8. Australia and Assimilation

Prior to WWII Australia was a very hard country to get into. ... It has allowed Australia to gather much needed population. ... As more and more migrants came to Australia until Approximately 1/5th of Australia's population was born overseas. "Immigration's the key" Prior to 1945 the White Australia Policy prevented anyone to enter Australia unless they were from Britain. ... Since most of the Australians would have been somewhat more laid back than the European migrants we would have needed to comfort them since many of them would have been refugees. ...

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  • Grade Level: High School

9. New Attitudes Toward Refugees and Asylum Seekers

At the beginning of the TV series he states that he is in favour of legitimate refugees and against asylum seekers who arrive on boat to Australia. ... In Australia, he visits Wasme, an Iraqi asylum seeker who came to Australia by boat. ... In Malaysia, she lives with Burmese Chin refugees. ... We should do this in Australia". ... In a heartwarming scene, supported by two other patricipants she reflects on her original views, recognises the change she has made and expresses her new attitude of accommodation of refugees and asylum seekers into Australia....

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