A preamble – including the definitions of 'refugee' and 'asylum seeker' in relation to Australian immigration policy. Refugees and asylum seekers are similar but not identical; a refugee is “a person who is unable or unwilling to return to their own country because of a well-founded fear of persecution because of their race, religion, opinions or membership in a certain group social ". Asylum seekers are people who have just declared that they are refugees; they must have their application processed by the government of the country in which they are seeking asylum. This report will compare and contrast 6 key areas of the refugee issue and the causes behind refugees, experiences of refugees traveling to Australia, immigration policies. were picked up by the navy and taken to refugee camps in Asia. After refugees arrived here, many were placed in housing commissions; Living in these conditions was not easy for many as there was a very racist attitude towards people who were not white. People threw their clothes out of the laundry and spat on them, accompanied by verbal abuse. Many refugees had to develop a thick skin in the face of all this because many did not know how to find people in the same situation or even the basic services that were offered, for example one woman from Vietnam, she fled because of the entry of the communists into the country. power, she was pregnant when she entered Australia and when she was in labor because she was too scared to ask, she took the bus to the hospital. This is just one example of how people who came here in the 1970s had to struggle because of the White Australia Policy and the racist nature of Australia. There is much less racism and immigration policy is no longer designed to allow only white people to come here. allows everyone who so wishes to have the right to fair treatment, which is also in line with United Nations policy. Comparing personal stories from today and the 1970s shows that the attitude towards refugees is now completely different and that many refugees who arrived here recently have had a much better experience than those who arrived 30 years ago. at 40 years old. People still arrive by boat, which is not a good thing, but they are not treated in the disgusting way they were treated in the 70s. Many asylum seekers who have arrived in recent years have been given the opportunity to go back to school and receive the education they wanted all their lives, but did not have the opportunity to go to school because they lived in this was beneficial not only for the refugees , but also for Australia, because by letting these people in, there will be more people looking for work, and more competition at university, at school and in the workplace, which will allow for better quality people in jobs and schools, meaning that in the long run refugees will have a positive impact on the country as a country.