Australia's Approach to Immigration, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers | ABC News

🇦🇺 Australia's current policies on refugees and asylum seekers have changed over the past five years.

💡 Currently, less than 10% of Australia's immigration intake consists of refugees, compared to 48% after World War II.

🧠 Misinformation around asylum seekers is prevalent in Australia.

📚 The number of refugees coming to Australia is lower than what people perceive and most of them enter through legal channels.

🛬 Australia's asylum seeker system includes people arriving by plane and claiming asylum as well as those resettled from other countries.

🌏 The Australian government aims to control and select the people who enter the country as refugees.

📝 Australia's policy on immigration, refugees, and asylum seekers is complex.

🛩️ The number of people claiming asylum by plane has increased, but many of them are not necessarily refugees.

🌍 Australia has international obligations to not turn away asylum seekers and to avoid indefinite detention, but these obligations are not consistently met.

:globe_with_meridians: Australia values international law in areas like trade or whaling.

:passport_control: The legitimacy of seeking asylum in Australia after passing through other countries is questioned.

:scroll: Malaysia and Indonesia are not safe countries for seeking asylum according to international law.

🌏 Australia's geographical location makes it the first country reached for seeking protection.

🛡️ Australia's tough border security policies are primarily aimed at appealing to the domestic political audience.

🚫 The lack of safe and legal pathways for asylum seekers creates a market for people smugglers.

💡 Australia's policy on immigration, refugees, and asylum seekers involves high costs for offshore processing.

💡 The exorbitant cost of offshore processing could be used to provide luxurious accommodation for refugees.

💡 Australia's draconian refugee policy aims to prevent people from embarking on dangerous sea voyages, but it pushes the problem out of sight.

📺 The video explores Australia's policy on immigration, refugees, and asylum seekers.

💡 It discusses the impact of the policies on different groups of people, including asylum seekers, refugees, and the Australian community.

🌏 The video also examines the international context and Australia's obligations under international law.