“They are humans and humanity comes first”: The function of attitudes towards people seeking asylum in Australia

Previous research has found that while many Australians are hostile to people seeking asylum in Australia who arrive by boat (hereafter called asylum seekers), others feel that Australia’s treatment of asylum seekers is inhumane. Two bodies of research that can help us understand why people think th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hartley, Lisa, Pedersen, Anne
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2020
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/77873