The debate about asylum seekers in Australia is contentious and politically charged, but research commissioned by Amnesty International has found that anti-asylum seekers sentiments are not actually fuelled by racism. Australia pride itself on its strong human rights record and its standing as a good global citizen. However deeper analysis and according to recent situation that how boat people are being treated shows that Australia has failed to fulfill with its international human rights obligations
mandatory detention policy in Australia is a legal requirement to detain non-citizens without a valid visa. It was first introduced in 1992 by the Australian Labour Party led by Paul Keating, as a response to the number of boat arrivals seeking asylum in Australia from the aftermath of the Vietnam War. In 1976 to 1981, the first wave of 2000 asylum seekers landed in Australia, where they were sympathetically allowed entrance, followed by a quick grant of a refugee visa status as they were assumed to
Australia is a relatively young nation, and its identity as a nation has accordingly undergone many transformations during the past century. Australia 's ideological identity, particularly the humanitarian and multicultural aspects, suffered greatly under the development of discriminatory and harsh treatment of refugees in the later 20th and earlier 21st centuries, to the detriment of its international reputation. Initially, Australia 's ideological basis seemed to be gaining a strong basis from
important and grossing issues from recent decades and Govt. of Australia has taken an undeniably secure stand on the issue of refugees who endeavour to land in Australia by watercraft (Hasmath & McKenzie 2013). Some people says government should consider the needs of people coming by boat as they have reached here after risking their lives and facing a lot of difficulties but some says that these people don’t have any right to live in Australia as they came here with an illegal way. People against the
Asylum Seekers arriving to Australia by boat are immediately placed in offshore detention. They wait in the detention centres for years in hopes that their applications for asylum be processed. Even if these asylum seekers are found to be refugees, they are not allowed to be settled in Australia. They may be settled in Nauru or Papua New Guinea. There is regular abuse in the centres and it’s not just towards adults. Despite poor conditions, the centres are far from cheap to run. Something need to
is asylum seekers. Due to circumstances outside of their control the persons in this group flee their homelands in an effort to escape crisis and persecution, such as religious and political persecution.2 Every human has the right of asylum, as stated in article 14 of the Universal Declaration Of Human Rights, however asylum seekers are vulnerable due to violations of their human rights. Governments around the globe including Australia have not fulfilled their legal obligations toward asylum seekers
Australia has a rich migration history starting with the first migrants being convicts transported from Britain between 1788 and 1840. Free immigrants began arriving in the 1790’s (Walsh: 2001) The Industrial revolution which caused wide spread poverty and unemployment in Britain, as well as the demand for workers in the wool industry in Australia enticed more free settlers to Australia, followed by the Gold rush in the 1850’s of which the largest group of immigrants were the Chinese. The bringing
go towards the Labor Party of Australia as they not only agree with my beliefs but also offer a balance between the left wing and right wing of politics, whilst being a bit more to the socialist side. Putting the interests of the working class and the middle class first, they promote equality, aiming to provide a fair go and greater opportunity for all Australians by introducing more public services. As a democratic socialist party, they believe that public needs should be met before the wants of individuals
Current policy situation At present, asylum seekers who arrived in Australia by boat on or after 13 August 2012 and are granted bridging visas are not allowed to work (Correa-Velez, Gifford and Bice, 2014, p. 9). Asylum seekers who are living in the community on bridging visas have no right to a family reunion and are not able to re-enter Australia if they choose to travel internationally. Australia has obligations to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)
‘Lucky country, please share your luck’. Australia has been a lucky country since its origins in the 1770s. In 1788, when the first fleet of British convicts arrived in the land down under, already established British laws, customs and funds were adopted and taken by the first Europeans in this country. Decades later, this settlements were surviving almost entirely because of the help received by The Crown and it was not until the 1820s when this large groups of people started to develop an economy