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i honesty could'nt care less bout them, if they want to come to Australia and suffer for what they think is right, then do so, yes it is bad in your country but look if we had to give out free spots in our country why give it to people who come here illegaly?

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Is that they are not as you think they are

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i think that asylum seekers are in desperate need of assistance

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I think that asylum seekers deserve a chance to live in places like Australia because they are labelled as "terrorist" when they are actually trying to run away from a threat and live a better life but they have to live in harsh places to before being accepted into Australia

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I think that asylum seekers are misunderstood, and they deserve more rights and respect than what they already have

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it doesnt affect me whether or not asylum seekers are let in or not but I still think that they should be given the right to feel safe and a sense of belonging. Some people don't have the basic needs of survival such as food and water whenever they need it and as a richer country Australia should be providing that

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Asylum Seekers are people, like everyone of us and should deserve a lot better because in the end we all fight for each other as the human race. Therefore it is not right or even civilised the way they are treated and what they have to go through just to get a good education, job, healthcare or even just for their own or families safety. They not only want but need to feel safe, loved and basic emotions and utensils to get through daily life.

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i don't have any thoughts about asylum seekers

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i don't have any thoughts about asylum seekers

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I think Asylum seekers are misunderstood and should be given the help they want because no-one deserves to experience what they have already gone through.

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it doesnt bother me either way

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Asylum seekers are literally fleeing for their lives, because they have not been granted refugee status doesn't mean they should be treated differently. As said on the Australian Parliament House website, in response to refugees and asylum seekers, once someone is granted refugee status, they become permanent residents of Australia. As an asylum seeker, these people are not yet recognised refugees, so they don't get treated the same.

As stated on the Settlement Services International website, "People do not "become" refugees at the point when their claims for protection are upheld – they were already refugees, and the assessment process has simply recognised their pre-existing status. People become refugees (and are entitled to international protection and assistance) from the moment they flee their country due to a well-founded fear of persecution, as stipulated in the Refugee Convention." Just because someone isn't recognised as a refugee, doesn't mean they should be treated they way they currently are. They are humans too.

References
https://www.ssi.org.au/faqs/refugee-faqs/150-who-are-asylum-seekers

https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/BN/2012-2013/AustGovAssistRefugees

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On the news you can see all these people coming by boat and sent to detention centers and waiting to be accepted but most of them are innocent and its not really fair

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we have lots of land let them in

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the jobs they take from our fellow australias, then being arrested and moved to detention centres due to coming here by boat illegaly

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They're fine

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I think that Asylum Seekers are in desperate need of help and the acts are their cry for attention. They come to Australia because we as a country brag about this country being free. So Asylum Seekers come here to be free and they will take every chance they get, even if it means getting on a dodgy boat and travelling over seas for a month at a time. so i think that we should cut them a bit of slack.

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I really couldn't care. I find that if they wanna come live here that's they're own choice.

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They haven't done me any harm

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Asylum seekers did not ask to be put in the situations they have experienced and should not be punished further just because they can't live in their own countries.

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i think they should get the right to start and new life.

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nobody would go on an extreme and dangerous trip just for the fun of it. Clearly they are in need so it is our job to help them

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Its going pretty good at the moment

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They just run away from their own problems and then our Country decides to take action against them I wonder why.

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They should get a chance to live happily and improve their lives. As long as they actually contribute to the country in some way then it should be fine.

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I got 2/9 I thought that more people came to australia and more things were illegal

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4/9 boi

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They are trying to move away from danger and in most cases they work and give money to their family money to support them

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they would die other wise

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I got 5/9

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My facts to justify this is mostly based that they are human too, yet we as Australia stop them in International Waters, not legally let them in, and worst of all, if they do make it in, we put them in camps or prisons which I think is not who we are as a brilliant country.

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2/9

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7/9, the only misunderstanding is that i thought australia took most of the refuges

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I got a 4/9, that australia doesn't take much refugee like other countries

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3/9

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7/9
The statistics were the only things i got slightly wrong but I also did some guessing

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5/9
my main areas of misunderstanding were about which countries hosted the most refugees and which country had the most onshore asylum claims

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i don't really mind

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I got 2 out of 9 and my area of misunderstanding was mostly found around the numbers and percentages.

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7/9, my main area of misunderstanding, were around the fact that I believed Australia took more refugees than we actually do.

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It is my belief that the issue of asylum seekers in Australia is, in a lot of ways, a pointless thing to discuss. It’s easy to speak about this in a way that implies that we can’t help having war-torn countries or countries living in poverty, that it is impossible not to have asylum seekers. However, these beliefs aren’t true. There are ways we can prevent war, poverty, and other issues, all of which people are ignoring in favour of searching for what is, ultimately, nothing more than a bandaid solution, housing for people affected by the issues I outlined previously. I believe in the mean time refugees and asylum seekers should be allowed to take residence in countries with room for them, such as Australia. This would however only be a temporary fix, but one that has a plan for future, unlike what is (sort of) happening currently, which is just the temporary fix part

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My Thoughts on this topic have not changed but i have learnt a fair bit from this lesson about refugees and Australia, what stood out is how little Australia has done when they have only been asked to take only a very few amount of refugees compared to many other countries taking on more much more people

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I think that my thoughts have changed a lot about refugee and asylum seekers because i didn't know what they meant and this topic has given me a better understanding on refugee and asylum seekers and why they come to different countries looking for a better

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My views and beliefs have not changed from this lesson but today i found out the process of gaining a visa if you are an asylum seeker and how long this process is, and statistics about this topic such as which country hosted the most asylum seekers. One thing I was shocked about was Australia's little contribution on making a change to help these people

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its just stupid to me, because overall i didn't learn anything much, i know they are suffering, i know there dying, i know now they seek refuge but i just don't care enough bout this or anything to do with this topic

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Is that this is a very unique way to teach and learn how express your thoughts

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I got 4/9, I was mostly confused about the legality of various things, not knowing which were and weren't allowed

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i think that everybody should have the chance to live in a safe place so i don't mind them coming here to stay

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It is just common knowledge that war, poverty, government corruption, and various other push factors in a lot of places, for example: Palestine, which we learnt about in the documentary we watched in class. We also know that it is possible to stop warsand overcome negative powers, which is why central europe is not ruled by nazis currently. We also know that, with compromise, even large issues can be solved, which is why we can have any bills pass in parliament, or have anyone win debates literally ever.
I also did some research on whether Australia would be a suitable place for these people to stay while we wait for this fight to be won, and I found that Australia is one of the most sparsely populated countries on Earth having, on average, 3.1 people per square kilometre, which is obviously enough room for more people to fit in. I linked to a four bedroom house here, which is enough for four people at very least, with plenty of space for these people. It's area is 265 square metres. Obviously, this shows that we can comfortably fit almost four times as many people as we have in Australia than we actually do.
https://www.celebrationhomes.com.au/home-design/ellington

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/maps-and-graphics/The-worlds-least-densely-populated-countries/

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I am going to write a welcome letter to newly arriving asylum seekers and/or refugees.

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7/9 i thought Australia took more refugees when they didn't

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to educate myself and other people more bout asylum seekers by doing a prestation

S - teach others with presantation
M - quiz at the start and end
A - sure gary
R - yes
T - 180 mins

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Ask A refugee about how it felt like to be a refugee and to write about their experience to share awareness about refugee
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Educate people on the problems Refugees/Asylum seekers take on from day to day

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Educate people on the problems Refugees/Asylum seekers take on from day to day

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I am going to go to scouts and spend five minutes talking about refugees.

S - Spend five minutes at venturers on Tuesday to tell people about asylum seekers and what they deal with.
M - People will know more about refugees and asylum seekers.
A - This goal is achievable because Venturers will be good at actively listening
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Presentation to educate and make people aware of what asylum seekers need to go through to get to Australia

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help by fundraising and spreading awareness

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what? - posting facts about asylum seekers and refugees on social media
when? - over several weeks
where? - all of my social medias, snapchat, instagram, etc
how? - first, I educate myself on the issue and the back ground of the issue, then sharing the information via the internet
why? - to rais awareness on an issue I care about

Measurable
I can measure it by how many posts I have made by the end of the 8 week period. (I'm aiming for 8)

Attainable
I know I can actually do this because I have chosen the medium of social media, which is something I'm familiar and comfortable with, so I can deliver a message effectively

Relevant
raising awareness is especially important in this issue because there is so much misinformation that circulates around it

Time Bound
I will have made 8 posts by the end of next January

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To inform people on asylum seekers and refugees and their journeys 

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To inform people on asylum seekers and refugees and their journeys 

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S - Talk about Asylum seekers and refugees for five minutes at Venturers.
M - The Venturers will be able to openly discuss their opinions on the topic.
A - This will take five minutes of Venturers.
R - Venturers will enjoy this topic and is relevent to them because we are currently debating the UN and the way they treat refugees.
T - I can do this on the fifth of December (Tuesday) as we will be debating at this time.

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Plan:
video/documentary similar to go back to where you came from.

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