Immigrants and Refugees Welfare law in Australia

Running Head: Welfare law; Australia 1
Immigrants and Refugees Welfare law in Australia.
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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Literary Analysis.............................................................................................................................3
Conclusions derived from literary analysis.....................................................................................5
Australian Law on Welfare of Immigrants and Refugees...............................................................5
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................6
References........................................................................................................................................7

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Introduction
For a long time Australia has been known to be a favourite destination of many foreigners;
ranging from tourists, students, immigrants and asylum seekers to refugees (McAuliffe &
Jayasuriya, 2016). In recent times, however, a heated debate has emerged in the country over the
ever increasing number of immigrants. Actually, a report of the productivity commission in 2016
asserted that the large number of immigrants means that “Immigration is a defining feature of
Australia’s economic and social life.” (Doherty & Evershed, 2018). This report estimated that, as
a result, Australia’s population could rise to about 40 million by 2050. The Australian
government is taking steps towards controlling the immigration, but there is controversy arising
from its recent treatment of immigrants especially those arriving through the sea. This paper
reviews the immigrants and refugees welfare law in Australia.
Literary Analysis
Many authors are engaging in the conversation of the issue of offshore detention camps in
Australia. Many are indeed concerned with the ‘torturing’, and specifically the health situation of
the detainees, with children and women said to be the major victims.
Nethery and Holman (2016) in their article on this subject do note that people arriving in shores
under the territory of Australia
“...are subject to mandatory, indefinite and unreviewable detention...”
This is done in the countries of Nauru and Papua New Guinea where the detention centres have
been set up. The authors further claim that there is a lot of secrecy that is involved in the said
activities. The ‘closed, opaque system’ as the two refer to it in the article is meant to conceal the
violation of the detainees’ human rights.
Ryan Essex does argue that Australia has taken a leading role in making the developed world to
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“...implementing the most damaging and regressive measures aimed at deterring asylum seekers
and refugees,” (Essex 2016).
Citing Isaacs (2016) who claims to have spent time at the processing centre in Nauru, the author
backs claims that torture is involved in the process. Women and children get to feel the most