Impact of Visiting Rules Changes on Australia’s Immigration Detention Centres

In January 2018 the Australian Department of Home Affairs introduced several changes to the visiting rules for immigration detention centeres on Australia’s mainland. These changes significantly restricted access to refugees detained in such facilities. Throughout 2018 Dr. Nethery from Deakin University in Australia conducted a series of interviews with visitors to such immigration detention centres in Sydney and Melbourne. Dr. Nethery’s research aimed to assess the impact of these changes on detainees and their supporters. The interview data obtained by Dr. Nethery has not been analyzed yet. I will assist Dr. Nethery in analyzing and interpreting the gathered data. Of particular interest is the identification of quotes that relate to certain common themes that emerged during the interviews.TO BE CONT’D

Faculty Supervisor:

Lucian Ashworth

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Partner:

Deakin University

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Pharmaceuticals

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

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