Asylum policy in Australia: Between resettlement and deterrence

Author (Corporate)	European Parliament: European Parliamentary Research Service
Series Title	At a Glance
Series Details	October 2015
Publication Date	October 2015
Content Type	Journal \| Series \| Blog, Overview
	Australia has established an asylum policy which has proved highly effective in deterring irregular migrants, but has attracted much criticism from human rights organisations. Its main drivers have been mandatory detention and offshore processing of asylum-seekers. Written by Ionel Zamfir.
Source Link	Link to Main Source http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2015/569023/EPRS_ATA(2015)569023_EN.pdf
Related Links	ESO: Information Guide: European Migration Challenges http://www.europeansources.info/record/information-guide-european-migration-challenges/ ESO: Background information: An Australian points system for immigration would be entirely inappropriate for the UK’s economy http://www.europeansources.info/record/an-australian-points-system-for-immigration-would-be-entirely-inappropriate-for-the-uks-economy/ Blog: Open Europe, 05.02.16: A Belgian-Australian solution for Europe’s migrant crisis http://openeurope.org.uk/impact/a-belgian-australian-solution-for-europes-migrant-crisis/ BBC News, 09.11.15: Australia asylum: Why is it controversial? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-28189608 The Guardian: Tag: Australian immigration and asylum http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/australian-immigration-and-asylum
Subject Categories	Justice and Home Affairs
Countries / Regions	Europe, New Zealand