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  • Modules 1-3
    • Module One: Globalisation
    • Module Two: Global Citizenship
    • Module Three: Global Ethics
  • Modules 4-6
    • Module Four: Poverty
    • Module Five: Inequality and the Sustainable Development Goals
    • Module Six: Climate Change
  • Modules 7-9
    • Module Seven: Addressing Climate Change
    • Module Eight: Refugees
    • Module Nine: Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Australia
  • Modules 10-12
    • Module Ten: Preventing Genocide
    • Module Eleven: International Perspectives on Genocide Prevention
    • Module Twelve: Rising to Meet a World of Global Challenges
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Module Nine: Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Australia

1. Case Study: Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Australia Outline
2. Module Nine Introductory Video
3. Concept Corner
4. Watch a Lecture about Asylum Seekers in Australia
5. Find out about Community Perceptions of Asylum Seekers
6. What is UNHCR’s position on ‘Turning Back the Boats’?
7. Is it Legal to ‘Turn Back the Boats’?
8. Write a Blog about Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Australia

Is it Legal to ‘Turn Back the Boats’?

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Refugees Activity Four (Extension Activity)

Australia’s policy of ‘turning back the boats’ is highly controversial, but is it legal? The following Factsheet considers the practical and legal issues associated with this policy:

Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW, ‘Factsheet: Turning Back Boats’, Available at:

http://www.kaldorcentre.unsw.edu.au/sites/default/files/Factsheet_Turning_back_boats.pdf

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