Backyard Cricket: A Summary And Analysis

For most Australian childhoods, running frantically around the backyard while your family and friends cheer in response to a game of ‘Backyard Cricket”, is the normal way. Unfortunately, there is a dis-fortunate minority of children that have not yet begun to experience that sensational feeling of happiness and freedom, and may never will. Instead, these children experience a high risk of mental harm, physical and mental violence, denied rights to education and basic needs that every human deserves. These are needs that breach and corrupt the way of human flourishing. Since 1992, the Australian immigration detention centres have an enforced policy that all non-citizens, including children, who seek entrance to Australia without a legal visa, are detained (Border.gov.au, 2015). “Detained” defined as providing an inadequate childhood that leads to hunger strikes, bodily harm, no education and unsupported growth. …show more content…
Therefore, to achieve human flourishing and human potential, it aims to seek the best of all. Consequently, setting out personal needs aside to provide for basic human needs. Unfortunately, Australia has not included asylum seekers in regards to the common good. Principles such as the Dignity of the Human Person, Participation and Preferential Option for the Poor, have been disrupted the health and flourishing of detainees, especially children. Hundreds of organizations are seeking justice for this issue. However, three organizations in particular - The International Detention Coalition, ChilOut and KIND (Kids in Need of Defense) advocate for different aspects for child asylum seekers, in hope that they can receive a childhood as flourishing as