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Refugees : why seeking asylum is legal and Australia's policies are not

By: McAdam, Jane, 1974-
Title By: Chong, Fiona
Material type: BookPublisher: Sydney : NewSouth Publishing, c2014.Description: viii, 226 p. ; 21 cm.ISBN: 9781742231396Program: MIST908Subject(s): Refugees -- Legal status, laws, etc | Refugees -- Government policy -- Australia | Refugees -- Legal status, laws, etc | Refugees -- Legal status, laws, etc | Refugees -- Legal status, laws, etc | Refugees -- Legal status, laws, etcDDC classification: 362.8756 Online resources: Location Map
Summary:
Stopping the boats, blocking queue-jumpers and proving who is a a real refugee have become national obsessions. Misconceptions about refugees and asylum seekers seem to be increasing and governments and media continue to exploit anxieties in the community. This clear-headed book rejects spin and panic to explain what our obligations are and who the refugees and asylum-seekers are.It shows that there is a gap between the rhetoric and the legislated rights of refugees, who have been resettled from camps abroad, and asylum seekers, who arrive by boat. It explains the difference between asylum seekers, refugees and migrants. It shows why our asylum-seeker policies, developed over decades, are at odds with the legal obligations we have signed up to. And using real-life examples, it reminds us that wea re talking about real people and their children.
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REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai
Tough Topics 		362.8756 MC RE (Browse shelf) Available T0015624
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362.76092 CH IL Child maltreatment / 362.82920994 DO ME Domestic violence / 362.870994 JO HO Hope : 362.8756 MC RE Refugees : 362.875610973 PR RE Refugees, civil society and the state : 362.880994 CR IM Crime and safety / 362.883 AL RA Rape and resistance :

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Stopping the boats, blocking queue-jumpers and proving who is a a real refugee have become national obsessions. Misconceptions about refugees and asylum seekers seem to be increasing and governments and media continue to exploit anxieties in the community. This clear-headed book rejects spin and panic to explain what our obligations are and who the refugees and asylum-seekers are.It shows that there is a gap between the rhetoric and the legislated rights of refugees, who have been resettled from camps abroad, and asylum seekers, who arrive by boat. It explains the difference between asylum seekers, refugees and migrants. It shows why our asylum-seeker policies, developed over decades, are at odds with the legal obligations we have signed up to. And using real-life examples, it reminds us that wea re talking about real people and their children.

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