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TAX HAVENS DEFINING Tax Havens • Def 1:A tax haven is a country or territory where certain taxes are levied at a low rate or not at all. • Def 2: Tax haven or fiscal paradise are terms used to refer to a jurisdiction which enables its foreign residents or companies to reduce their tax liabilities from their homelands. • Def 3: "What ... identifies an area as a tax haven is the existence of a composite tax structure established deliberately to take advantage of, and exploit, a worldwide

"If Australia wants an effective United Nations, we have to be comprehensively, not marginally, engaged." Kevin Rudd. This is a statement made by the former Prime Minister of Australia. It highlights the fact that while Australia is involved with the UN we are not fully engaged with what they are trying to do. This is shown in our disregard for the laws set forth by them. How can Australia be an asset to the UN Security Council if they can’t follow the laws as part of the general assembly. The United

Processing’. On 13 August 2012, Third country processing was introduced for asylum seekers. The asylum seekers who venture to Australia by boat without a valid visa, must be transferred at the earliest convenience to a third country, specifically Nauru or Papua New Guinea (PNG), unless the Minister of Immigration states otherwise (Australian Human Rights Commission, 2014). A brief overview of the timeline of third country processing in Australia shows that on 13 August 2012, the regime was initially

Obesity Strikes In America Obesity is a worldwide epidemic, obesity is the condition being grossly fat or overweight it strikes in wealthy countries like the United States, Tonga and Nauru ,about 2.8 million people die of obesity or health issues each year , this is due to the lack of diet and exercise mostly in the United States as well as other countries. it is that they have no money or they live in poverty, it is because they don't exercise and watch what they eat more people would be less

Issue This briefing paper summary the key issues on Australia offshore processing regime. The policy for Asylum seekers arriving in Australia’s via boat to remain on either Nauru or Papua New Guineas Manus Island have not held neither sustainable one maintainable solutions. The human rights of the refugees due to the prolonged detention are harmful on their physical wellbeing and mental health. Background The 1951 convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol Relating to the

200 bare back lashes, publicly shaming you in front of your whole community. A minimum of 6 months imprisonment. Post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental illnesses left untreated. This is the punishment for a woman in Syria who has been gang raped by 7 men. (pause) In 2011, the Syrian civil war broke out, affecting the whole population. Displacement, house arrest and kidnapping, are just some of the things civilians experience. These innocent victims are petrified to live in their own homes

leading country of origin for refugees, followed by Iraq and Syria. All three countries are experiencing protracted violence. 80 percent of refugees flee to developing nations. The Salvation Army is committed to providing care for asylum seekers in Nauru and Manus Island regardless of politics or popularity. As an organisation they have provided care and support for the world’s vulnerable and suffering since 1865. Asylum seekers in the RPCs are facing uncertainty; they are isolated and incredibly vulnerable

Australian government on Manus and Nauru Island to house asylum seekers. Taylor describes them as a 'deeply flawed organisation that does a very difficult job...an organisation that is definitely beholden to domestic politics'. She hopes these personal stories the film tells will change negative attitudes to asylum seekers and, ultimately, government policy (Natasha Mitchell, 2013) “I have heard news of 24 people killed when sent back to Afghanistan from Nauru (detention),”voices yet another asylum

The 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

Throughout the years, there have been articles about asylum seekers resorting to violence due to discontentment with the Australian government regarding the assessment of their refugee status. These are evident cries for help which sparks off debates on the government’s abilities to find a successful solution to the asylum issues. Australia has been criticized due to the requirements of compulsory immigration detention for ‘all unlawful non-citizens, (including asylum seekers)’ (Phillips & Spinks