02755nam 2200517 a 450 991046248140332120200520144314.01-922084-04-2(CKB)2670000000336747(EBL)1126793(OCoLC)828793008(MiAaPQ)EBC1126793(Au-PeEL)EBL1126793(CaPaEBR)ebr10659949(EXLCZ)99267000000033674720130228d2013 uy 0engurcn#nnn|||||txtrdacontentstirdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAsylum seekers and immigration detention[electronic resource] /edited by Justin HealeyThirroul, N.S.W. Spinney Press20131 online resource (60 pages) colour illustrationsIssues in society ;v. 353Includes index.1-922084-03-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Chapter 1. Australia's obligations to asylum seekers -- Chapter 2. Immigration detention in Australia -- Chapter 3. Offshore processing policy debate.The record rate of unauthorised and unsafe boat arrivals on Australian shores has further fuelled the longstanding asylum seeker debate and prompted the federal government to seek an effective solution to a seemingly intractable border control problem. The government's recent policy backdown which resulted in the reintroduction of offshore processing for asylum seekers while at the same increasing the annual refugee intake, has drawn both praise and condemnation. Should Australia 'turn back the boats' of the so-called 'queue jumpers' to deter the unsafe and unscrupulous practices of people smugglers? Should Australia maintain offshore processing in other countries such as Nauru and Papua New Guinea (Manus Island), or process asylum seekers onshore in Australia? What are Australia's obligations to asylum seekers under the Refugee Convention and under its own laws? Is the practice of prolonged mandatory detention adding further trauma to the lives of people who may have already fled from desperate situations in their homelands?Issues in society (Balmain, N.S.W.) ;v. 353.Political refugeesAustraliaDetention of personsAustraliaElectronic books.Political refugeesDetention of persons325.210994Healey Justin855757MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462481403321Asylum seekers and immigration detention2029931UNINA