Today, Brisbane is a curious mixture of modern metropolis and colonial tropical city. The architecture of the city combines the spiers of Victorian churches with palm trees planted in front of skyscrapers of bluish glass, surrounded by vast parks. The special atmosphere of an ultra-modern metropolis and a pleasant climate […]
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Yearbook 2002 Australia. The Australian government’s policy of blocking asylum seekers continued to attract criticism, including from the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR. The criticism was particularly true of the harsh conditions in the camps in Curtin and Woomera located in inaccessible desert areas. Attention was also drawn to the fact […]