02722nam 2200505 a 450 991078625940332120230803025555.01-922084-04-2(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 personsAustraliaPolitical refugeesDetention of persons325.210994Healey Justin1086113MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910786259403321Asylum seekers and immigration detention3733530UNINA