1. What is the deal between Australia and Malaysia? (What are the numbers of people being 'swapped'?)
Australia will send 800 asylum seekers in exchange for 4000 refugees from Malaysia.
2. What rights will they have in Malaysia which will allow them to support themselves?
They will be treated with dignity and respect and the Australia government will provide money for healthcare and education.
3. How does Malaysia normally treat illegal immigrants?
They do not give them the right to work, the Australian will have the right to work. They also round them up and put them in detention centres if caught at work sites.
4. Are children being sent to Malaysia?
Yes and the children will have an education.
5. What is going to happen to the processing of the 500+ people currently in Australia who have arrived from the 7th of May?
They will be processed in Australia
6. What do refugee advocates worry about for the 800 asylum seekers?
They worry that there is no way the government can guarantee the human rights safe guards to protect the asylum seekers.
7. What is the goal of this 'swap' program?
The goal of the program is to meet the human rights of the asylum seekers as well as keeping those Australian's happy who want to see the boats leave Australia. It is also meant to deter asylum seekers from taking a boat to Australian shores.
8. Do you think that it will work? Why/why not?
I think the plan will not work to the best way that it is planned to. There is no way the government can be sure what will happen to the refugees sent to Malaysia and what of those asylum seekers who seeked refuge from Malaysia only to be sent back.
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Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Immigration
1. What is an asylum seeker?
An asylum seeker is a person who has fled their own country and applies to the government of another country for protection as a refugee.
2. What reasons would they leave their country and come to Australia?
Often asylum seekers flee their country due to war, famine or poverty and they usually come to Australia to create a better life for themselves.
3. What reasons will allow them to be approved for asylum?
Reasons that asylum seekers would be allowed to seek refuge is if they have fled a country that can no longer give the a sustainable life.
4. From what countries are most asylum seekers coming?
Most refugees are from Middle-Eastern and African countries such as Iraq, Somalia, Afghan, and Conga Dominican Republic.
An asylum seeker is a person who has fled their own country and applies to the government of another country for protection as a refugee.
2. What reasons would they leave their country and come to Australia?
Often asylum seekers flee their country due to war, famine or poverty and they usually come to Australia to create a better life for themselves.
3. What reasons will allow them to be approved for asylum?
Reasons that asylum seekers would be allowed to seek refuge is if they have fled a country that can no longer give the a sustainable life.
4. From what countries are most asylum seekers coming?
Most refugees are from Middle-Eastern and African countries such as Iraq, Somalia, Afghan, and Conga Dominican Republic.
Australia May Be Nuclear Target
Questions:
1. What title does Kevin Rudd have in the Australian Government? Explain what this role entails.
Kevin Rudd is Foreign Minister which entails him to make the foreign policies for Australia as well as foreign correspondence to other nations around the world.
2. What is Kevin Rudd's concern?
Kevin Rudd is concerned that the North Korean government is blaming the destabilisation of his country on others, claiming him to "detached from reality".
3. What forum was he at to express his concerns?
Rudd was able to express his concerns at the A.S.E.A.N. Regional Forum where he lashed out at the North Korean government for blaming other countries for their de-stability.
4. What actions have North Korea performed recently which have Rudd alarmed and the region lacking stability?
North Korea has recently torpedoed a South Korean naval frigate, shelled civilians’ homes across the border and defied two UN Security Council resolutions by pursuing an enriched uranium weapons program.
5. What is a 'direct threat' to Australia according to Rudd?
The direct threat to Australia is becoming a target of North Korea's long range missile that can be fired up to 15,000km.
6. What do you think that Rudd is trying to accomplish diplomatically by calling out his North Korean counterpart publicly? How does this relate to Australia's relationship and role in the region?
They are forcing North Korea to reply which puts Australia in a leadership stance. This then means that Australia is placed in a higher position in the relationships with other countries in the area.
7. How does this relate to Australia's relationship to major allies?
This may mean that Australia is viewed differently my countries such as America and Britain. They might disagree with pointing out North Korea's mistakes and may therefore change the way they work and communicate with us.
By having America as an ally, being a big status country Australia can use them to communicate their message while they listen to us only because they fear that America might exert their power.
1. What title does Kevin Rudd have in the Australian Government? Explain what this role entails.
Kevin Rudd is Foreign Minister which entails him to make the foreign policies for Australia as well as foreign correspondence to other nations around the world.
2. What is Kevin Rudd's concern?
Kevin Rudd is concerned that the North Korean government is blaming the destabilisation of his country on others, claiming him to "detached from reality".
3. What forum was he at to express his concerns?
Rudd was able to express his concerns at the A.S.E.A.N. Regional Forum where he lashed out at the North Korean government for blaming other countries for their de-stability.
4. What actions have North Korea performed recently which have Rudd alarmed and the region lacking stability?
North Korea has recently torpedoed a South Korean naval frigate, shelled civilians’ homes across the border and defied two UN Security Council resolutions by pursuing an enriched uranium weapons program.
5. What is a 'direct threat' to Australia according to Rudd?
The direct threat to Australia is becoming a target of North Korea's long range missile that can be fired up to 15,000km.
6. What do you think that Rudd is trying to accomplish diplomatically by calling out his North Korean counterpart publicly? How does this relate to Australia's relationship and role in the region?
They are forcing North Korea to reply which puts Australia in a leadership stance. This then means that Australia is placed in a higher position in the relationships with other countries in the area.
7. How does this relate to Australia's relationship to major allies?
This may mean that Australia is viewed differently my countries such as America and Britain. They might disagree with pointing out North Korea's mistakes and may therefore change the way they work and communicate with us.
By having America as an ally, being a big status country Australia can use them to communicate their message while they listen to us only because they fear that America might exert their power.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Australia's Aid Program
Questions On Article
1. Summarize the article in dot points and then write a paragraph stating your view on what the author is presenting.
1. Summarize the article in dot points and then write a paragraph stating your view on what the author is presenting.
- Australia's Aid Donation amount is growing each year as it becomes less necessary to donate aid.
- Aid may not be doing much to help establish the developing world as they may already be developing without help.
- By 2015 we will be spending $8 billion on aid program to overseas nations.
- Things we establish may be able to become established independently by developing countries.
- Richer countries donate money to assert power, maybe as they lose power (while developing countries experience economic growth) they feel a bigger need to assert it.
In part I agree with what the author is saying about the Aid programs currently set up in Australia. I agree that the amount being donated is too much for the amount that is needed by the developing countries. However, I believe that our donations do support and help the welfare of civilians of developing countries and having extra money can be more of a blessing than a burden.
2. Why do you think Australia is giving more Aid? What would be the benefits of such a policy? What would be the negatives?
The reasons for Australia's donations are probably because the way it puts us in a powerful position and the way it looks to other countries by giving so much. The benefits of our policy at the moment is that we are viewed as a generous country, we have respect from other countries as we are in a more powerful position. The negatives of the program means less money is spent on our economy which may need the financial boost that reducing aid donations could supply.
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