Part 1 – An Overview of Asylum Seekers, Refugees and Irregular Migration in Australia
Immigration, Refugees and Australian Nationhood
Compassion and Common Sense: Refugees and Immigration Control
The Essence of Control: Australia’s Experience of Irregular Migration and Asylum Seekers
People Smuggling and People Trafficking
Part 2 – Asylum and Refugee Status
Seeking Asylum: Refugee Status Determination Procedures
Who is a Refugee? The Refugee Definition and "Protection"
Protecting Australia: Border Control and the Deflection of Asylum Seekers
Refugee Outcomes: Temporary Protection, Permanent Settlement and Removal or Return
Part 3 – Immigration Detention
Enforcing Australia’s Immigration Laws: Arrest, Detention and Removal
Australia’s Mandatory Detention Regime: The Legal Issues
Mandatory Detention: Conditions of Detention
World’s Best Practice: Asylum in Other Countries
Part 4 – Conclusion
Imagining the Future: Control and Compassion
Index