Analysis Of Refugee's Refugee

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Refugee’s flee their home country in hope for protection, yet what are the given? Sophie Magee reports.

Author and comedian Anh Do has experienced the emotional upheaval of leaving his home country in search for freedom and a new life. After surviving the many hardships and dangers he and his family faced during their boat journey, they were granted entry into Australia after nearly three months in a refugee camp. “What a great country!” his mother said. When Anh’s family was welcomed into Australia, two nuns from St Vincent De Paul came and gave them a huge bag stuffed full of clothes. Anh’s family continued to be surprised with Australia, “If you got sick, you could go to the doctor for free. If you couldn’t get a job straight away, the …show more content…

At the time when Anh made his treacherous journey, Australia had signed a United Nations agreement to accept refugees. Australia wanted to help people in Asia and other countries around the world who had suffered the effects of war, were persecuted and made homeless. INTRODUCTION TO QUOTE “Australia accepted more that 100,000 refugees from Vietnam and neighbouring countries who were escaping from situation of conflict in South-East Asia.”

After the upheaval of the Vietnamese War, policies on refugees have changed in Australia.

Told from the perspective of a former Serco employee, the company responsible for maintaining order in Australia’s onshore detention centres, this guard’s story offers us an insight of life inside a detention …show more content…

a guy who had stuffed a bunch of broken glass in his month and threatened swallow it if his demands weren’t met. From memory all he wanted was to see the case manger. The Serco officers told me to ignore him and keep walking.

Self harm was also common in the detention centres. Everywhere you walked there were people with cuts and scars all over their arms and legs. People with mental health issues weren’t treated any better either. All of the staff at Serco seemed to believe that the sick client were purposely being difficult or had ‘behaviour problems’ (TAKE OUT?)

By this time our source had realised that he was different from all of the other workers. “I was always wondering about what they had been through before they arrived here. War, torture, trauma.” During his time with Serco, he grew to respect the people stuck inside these horrible places. One thing he did notice was that although they were all from different cultural backgrounds, they always looked out for one another. There was a sense of support and

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