A refugee is someone fled their country where they were born and now is too scared to go back or cannot go back because of their race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or because they are a part of a social group. There are also people who are internally displaced people (IDPs) they have been forced to leave there country because of war. All around the world there are 50 million displaced people they remain without any protection and their lives are at risk because of their living conditions and where they are. They live in really poor conditions with no hope of going somewhere safe. Even though this is a big problem Australia is not helping the political parties of Australia seem to be putting lots of effort into harsh and punishing methods to push …show more content…
The government needs to support by giving more money to non-government organisations (NGOs). This is because this is the only way some refugees get to survive by these companies. We also need to give them other things such as emergency assistance, health care, education and legal representation. Even the lucky refugees that get to be processed, are still consider as “illegal immigrants”. This is wrong and needs to be changed. When refugees come to Australia looking for safety and refuge they are put in detention centers there needs to other ways to deal with them so they are and feel safe in Australia. In Asia refugee live where everybody else lives not in camps they have to work to support themselves or their families. They are helping the economy out and are not hurting anyone; however this is actually illegal so refugees should actually get granted official permission to work. Refugees are usually not allowed nor have the opportunity to services such as education and health care. The UNHCR and non-government organisations have to be under a lot of pressure so these services are