Refugees in Australia
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Immigration has been of economic and social benefit to Australia, rather than a drain on public funds – the latter being a characterisation which is popular around migrant intakes (Tazreiter, 2004, 129), thus raising questions about the basis for hostility towards these refugees. All but the first wave of boat arrivals, often from developing countries, have been subject to mandatory and non-reviewable detention (Tazreiter, 2004, 141).
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