Lexi,
No matter how much you would like to believe it, or how many times you say it. Non citizens do not have any right to entery into Aus.

You are the one peddling myths.

All non citizens require a valid visa to legally enter. That is fact. Otherwise they are deemed illegal.

In relation to cultural activities. All persons in Aus, citizen or not, are required to obey our laws. No one has a right to conduct or practice any activity, cultural or otherwise, that is contrary to our laws.

These matters have been stated many times on OLO and you have been around long enough to know that. However I am very persistant and every time I come across the incorrect postings I shall correct them.

Your spin abd false statements need to be corrected.

Dear Banjo,

You appear to have a comprehension problem.
Right from the very beginning I have stated
(including in my last post) that evryone has
to obey the laws of this country. Kindly
re-read my posts.

As far as asylum seekers are concerned - kindly
do your research concerning their legality.
They do not need a visa to enter this country.
Australia is a signatory to an agreement -
a legal and binding agreement to assess anyone
asking for asylum. Check this out for yourself.
They have a legal right to ask for asylum.
As I stated previously - 97 per cent of those
who applied for asylum were found to be genuine
refugees.

http://unhcr.org.au/unhcr/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=46&Itemid=92
It can be read in depth or flicked through.
But I think these world wide refugee figures from 2010 are worth a look.
Other country's get 20 times our number.
And we take more as an average.
But look at the size of the problem, then, it may well have grown.
World Wide the idea of both controlling and even stopping the flow can not be over looked.
Support, for country's they run away from seems a better answer

Thank You ,
you have helped me a lot to understand how complex is the question I am trying to understand.
I do not know much about law. As a social worker I believe in good and fair.
I live in Australia for 7 years now, and I love it, i am happy here. It does not mean that I agree on government policies. They could be better, especially Immigration Policy and Mental Health Policy. I doubt that asylum seekers are the biggest issue. Honestly we are talking about less than 2% of all immigrants.
Also I agree who ever said that laws must be followed otherwise no one is safe.
I have noticed from my working experience that there is no refugees with physical disabilities. Australia signed first the UN Convention against discrimination based on disability.
How fair is to welcome capable and highly educated people, and abandon ones that are less capable?. I am wandering which country i s concerned about disable people whose life is in danger>