When many people think of Australia, thoughts of stunning beaches, very strong accents and multiculturalism come to mind. However for one of these things, this is not always the case. Despite there being people in Australia from ethnicities all over the world, Australia isn’t very welcoming to a specific group of people, that is, Asylum Seekers. The Australian government, both past and present, has introduced very tight laws regarding the treatment and Australia’s acceptance of Asylum Seekers. This is unacceptable. Not only is Australia a signatory to the UN 1951 Refugee Convention, which means that we have a duty as a country to protect them, but also Australia only receives and accepts a very minimal amount of refugees every year compared to other countries. As well as that, Australia was built on migrants. The first people to come to Australian were British and in the years after World War II, Australia accepted more than 2 million migrants from Europe. There is no reason for Australia to treat Asylum Seekers so cruelly and there is no justification as to why we can’t accept more.
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So, why are we as a society rejecting the people who need us to keep them safe? Compared to the rest of the world, Australia takes in a lot less than most of the other developed countries that are receiving Asylum Seekers. In fact, Australia only receives 0.03% of the world’s refugees and in the last 34 years, we have only taken an average of 677.1 refugees per year. That is a tiny amount compared to what we have the capacity to take in. Australia only provides 13,750 places each year for refugees in total and it is disgusting that we are only willing to fill 0.05% of that. By allowing more Asylum Seekers into Australia, we are showing that we value safety because we will accept more Asylum Seekers who were previously in danger into our
The 1951 Convention relating to the Status of …show more content…
So, why are we as a society rejecting the people who need us to keep them safe? Compared to the rest of the world, Australia takes in a lot less than most of the other developed countries that are receiving Asylum Seekers. In fact, Australia only receives 0.03% of the world’s refugees and in the last 34 years, we have only taken an average of 677.1 refugees per year. That is a tiny amount compared to what we have the capacity to take in. Australia only provides 13,750 places each year for refugees in total and it is disgusting that we are only willing to fill 0.05% of that. By allowing more Asylum Seekers into Australia, we are showing that we value safety because we will accept more Asylum Seekers who were previously in danger into our