Y10: Defense Set to Give US More Military Access

What are the US and Australian military forces agreeing to currently? What the specific implications of this agreement? The agreement will give American forces greater access to Australian military bases.

What is the name of the summit where Australia's Defense Minister and the US's Secretary of Defense will meet? The AUSMIN summit.

Which country is the US specifically reacting to? They are dealing with future threats and uncertainties, mainly the growing power of China.

What are the US planners looking to achieve with this agreement regarding troop movement? The US wants to move troops around more effectively and so broke the world down into regions. Australia is helping them with the Asia-Pacific region.

What are other key areas of discussion at the summit? They will also be discussing cyber security, progress in Afghanistan and the state of the Joint Strike Fighter project.

What does this agreement mean for Australia's future in the Regional and Global context? It means that Australia will play a bigger part in global affairs since they will be a bigger player in the Pacific region because of their new support from America in the Pacific.

Immigration Questions

• What percentage of immigrants are refugees?
• Why does such a small number of people make for such a big deal both politically and in the media? (Give your opinion) Because people haven't dealt with this kind of things before so it looks like a very big deal. Since it is a new thing for the Australian people, the media will be talking about it and the politicians will have to deal with it since so many people will now be going paranoid about boat people because of the media's reports.

• Where does Australia rank among countries accepting refugees? We rank 18th

• To what extent do we have an obligation to help other people suffering in the world? (your opinion) Australia doesn't have a huge obligation to help the other people of the world. If we feel it's necessary then aid/help should be sent but there is nothing that makes us do it. The main reason Australia helps people in this situation is because we want to not because we have to.

• How much extra support do refugees receive in comparison to other Australian citizens? None, they both receive the same.
• How many Asian nations have signed the UN Refugee Convention? 11
• Why is it important to note that Malaysia has not signed the UN Refugee Convention? What does this mean for refugees in Malaysia? Because Australia tried to make a refugee exchange deal with Malaysia. It means that the refugees in Malaysia aren't protected by the UN Refugee Convention.

Go Back to Where You Came From Reflection

What is your initial reaction to the show?
At first I was shocked at the callousness of the opinions of some of the people. They were calling the immigrants criminals and when talking about the boats that crashed on shore and killed everyone, and one of the people said that they deserved it.I think the show was very well made in showing people the truth about why these people try and come to Australia illegally by showing what their lives could be like if they had stayed in their home country.