other minority groups such as Muslims‚ the Arabic and the Lebanese communities‚ so too have they done so with asylum seekers. Issues surrounding asylum seekers are almost always represented as a part of national debate surrounding issues of policy. Common media narratives include that asylum seekers are a strain on Australia resources‚ Australian jobs will be lost to foreign ‘invaders‚’ asylum seekers are ‘queue jumpers’ and the incoming persons pose the threat to national security (Pickering‚ 2001)
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debated over the last few years in Australia is the treatment of Asylum seekers. The opinion piece and the cartoon share a similar stance on the issue. ‘Australia’s ugly secret: we still warehouse asylum seekers’ by Julian Burnside and a cartoon by Andrew Dyson‚ both from the Age newspaper share the idea of cruel treatment by Australian official to the in need refuges. Julian makes his point very clear about how ‘warehousing’ the asylum seeker is not the right way to treat human being. The cartoon by
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Intro: Mental Asylums have the connotation of being spooky and weird but there really is so much more to them - they help people. There is a mental illness called Schizophrenia and it causes people to hallucinate and “hear” different people who don’t actually exist. Europeans and Americans had different types of mental homes that were ran with different mindsets but overall the european homes were better for people with schizophrenia in the 1800s and it is important that the patients were taken
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Frontline notes Quotes – “It’s not to protect us more to protect you” seems like it is ironic‚ because it also means‚ that the interview is hers. Once the exclusivity contract is signed‚ then Mrs Forbes is unable to talk to any other media competitors. This gives Frontline the edge‚ in that it has the interview that no one else can have. “Sorry Mrs Forbes‚ do you have any 9 volt batteries?” the batteries were wanted‚ to power the camera; this was used to capture Mrs Forbes emotion in its
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children. Dana insist that Steven Johnson theory be put to the test by having everyone partake in a National TV Turnoff Week event to see if anyone gets any dumber. In my opinion Television has many different purposes‚ such as keeping us updated with the news‚ educating us on different species/creature inside and outside our planet‚ but the main purpose for television is soley for entertainment. When Television is being debated whether it is good or bad‚ I think that it should be taking into consideration
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with fighting and politics of war. The argument over whether to allow women on the frontlines of warfare has been highly discussed over the past few years but still in today’s “equal society” women are not being given the same opportunities as men. Around the world‚ countries have already enlisted women into their ranks although several countries‚ including Britain still do not allow women on their frontlines. In Britain women are still excluded from primary combat. Following this line of
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How do the creators of “Frontline” convey the main issues in the text? The truth in the media is a subjective commodity which is often sensationalized‚ fabricated and manipulated for a number of reasons. Therefore‚ realistically the media only represents certain facets of the truth to suit their purpose and context. Rob Sitch’s Frontline is a satirical examination of current affairs programs and explores the media’s selective dissemination of information to construct the desired truth. Though being
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political policy of the Victorians. County asylums were the recommendation of a House of Commons select committee‚ which had been set up in 1807 to enquire into the state of lunatic- Legislations in support of the establishment of asylums followed‚ including Wynn’s Act of 1808 for the better care and maintenance of lunatics‚ being paupers or criminals and the Shaftesbury Acts of 1845 for the regulation of the care and treatment of lunatics. Most asylums were built on the outskirts of major cities
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No Child’s Play: Children in Immigration Detention Asylum seekers become an increasingly controversial topic not just in Australia‚ but also around the world. Asylum seekers are people who flee their homeland in order to find safety from dangerous circumstances that are out of their control (Australian Human Rights Commission‚ 2014). On arrival in or near Australian land‚ these peace seekers are detained until their claims can be legally processed and they are either granted an Australian visa or
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Asylum Seeker In today’s society we are safe; we can go outside and not have any worries about our safety. In Australia we have the freedom of speech; we have the right to elect our Prime Ministers. And we are very fortunate that we live in Australia and yet we all seem to take it for granted‚ is that because we are naive or just stupid? We Australians are a multicultural‚ we have different types of races in different suburbs in different cities‚ and yet we act like we all share the same views
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