“… and then he didn’t pay me the money he owed me, $900 for over a month’s work. He said if I didn’t like it, I’m free to leave and work on my own. But I can’t work on my own, you know? Because people here look down on me for being Syrian, even though
The rising numbers of refugee boats arriving in Australia between 1999 and 2001, approximately 9500 unauthorized boats, had begun worrying the Australian government. Tasked with addressing these concerns, the Expert Panel on Asylum Seekers published a report containing short, medium and long-term solutions. The short-term solutions included establishing offshore processing “facilities” on two islands, the Republic of
