While we are working on the topic of migration, we have come across asylum seekers and refugees. Read this article from the local paper that prompted our interest.
Check this very clear definitions of the different types of asylum seekers, refuges and more.
Check the Australian Immigration Fact Sheet on Refugees
There are several organisations in Sydney that help asylum seekers and refugees and have a volunteer program:
Asylum Seekers CentreThis is the video we were talking about in class of a former Afghan refugee, Riz Wakil, who got a a personal surfing lesson with Tony Abbott thanks to the bidding of the lobby group Get up:
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