2016•Human Rights DefenderRequires access
Australian community attitudes to asylum seekers and refugees
Claire Higgins
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Abstract
When refugees and asylum seekers move out of closed immigration detention and into the community, they are joining a society that holds preconceived ideas about them and their journey to Australia. Studies have identified a range of myths and misunderstandings within Australian public attitudes to refugees and asylum seekers, which may be shaped by government policy and political language.