Go back to where you came from.

[Pa'li Makto]

I'm not sure what the situation with refugees and asylum seekers are like in other countries but here in Australia it's a make or break type situation that has the potential to rally people together, divide them and cost politicians their seat in Parliament. There's currently a huge controversy over the current Prime Minister Julia Gillard planning to push ahead with plans to send 800 Asylum seekers in our country to Malaysia for 4000 of their "processed" refugees. If that isn't enough, Malaysia hasn't signed the UN refugee convention and has been found to cane refugees in camps.

There is little support for this "Malaysian solution" and there have been an alternative to send them to a purpose built detention camp in Nauru..Hopefully we can find a better way than this..

We had rally's yesterday for World Refugee Day to support refugees and argue that there should be no detention camps at all in this country and that we should find better ways to accept them into this country. I was able to do my bit and take part in the one in Sydney. :

Back to the topic on refugees. In Australia we have a program coming up called "Go back to where you came from" where a few Australians experience what it is like to seek asylum in another country and it proves to be a very eye opening experience for not only them but the Australian public. There has been a simulation type game if anyone is interested in finding out a bit more about what a "typical" refugee would go though. Here's the link: Asylum: Exit Australia

The link for info about the upcoming show is also here:
Watch Online | Go Back to Where You Came From on SBS

So what are your thoughts on either the simulation, the upcoming series or refugees in general? Let's keep it civil though.