Hearing anti-Islamic messages is all too common in modern Australia. There were banners at the AFL over the weekend, violent protests in Melbourne and countless Facebook pages devoted to ridding Australia of ‘the Muslim invasion’. The message that accompanies is always against refugees. For these people, Muslims are middle Eastern, and all Middle Easterners are … Read more
Without a doubt one of the serious ongoing issues Australia faces is that of asylum seekers. The issue is not isolated to Australia, and if we’re honest, our issue is fairly insignificant compared to that of other countries. Our media treats it as a major issue and politicians are most concerned with stopping the boats. … Read more
We hear stories almost every day in the news about refugees who try to come to Australia via the sea. They are called ‘boat people’ or ‘illegal asylum seekers’. We lock them away for processing or send them to our neighbouring countries. Politicians run their campaigns around preventing these people from getting to Australia. Sometimes we, as … Read more