Jane McAdam
@profjmcadam
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Scientia Professor of Law; Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow; Director, Evacuations Research Hub, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW
Joined July 2014
I celebrate the extraordinary life of my friend and mentor Conor Gearty - brilliant, fierce, inspiring, imaginative, charming, humble, compassionate, loving - and an irreplaceable loss to human rights and the hard struggle for justice
irishtimes.com
President Michael D Higgins leads tributes for Longford-born law professor and author
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As Pacific leaders meet @ForumSEC this week to discuss the impacts of climate change, the proposed Treaty on the Protection of Persons in the event of Disasters is pertinent to discussions. @ThomasMulderPhD and I explain why.
ejiltalk.org
This week, the leaders of the Pacific Island States will have their annual meeting at the Pacific Islands Forum to discuss key issues impacting the region. In recent years, leaders have adopted...
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As Pacific leaders meet @ForumSEC this week to discuss the impacts of climate change, the proposed Treaty on the Protection of Persons in the event of Disasters is pertinent to discussions. @ThomasMulderPhD and I explain why.
ejiltalk.org
This week, the leaders of the Pacific Island States will have their annual meeting at the Pacific Islands Forum to discuss key issues impacting the region. In recent years, leaders have adopted...
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See our amazing speaker lineup for the 2025 Kaldor Centre Conference - and register now!
conference.unsw.edu.au
The 2025 Kaldor Centre Conference brings together policymakers, practitioners, scholars, civil society and people with lived experience of displacement — to ask the hard questions, share ideas and...
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‘McAdam said migration should be seen as a key part of solving — not causing — national challenges.’
sbs.com.au
Community leaders say Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s comments are fuelling division, as experts warn migrants are being unfairly blamed for housing and cost of living pressures.
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On Saturday, our own Sherine al Shallah @amiranu2ta will be keynote speaker at LIFE Australia's annual gala dinner, raising funds to help the youth of Lebanon access higher education for a better future. Excellent speaker, excellent cause–our best wishes for an excellent evening!
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In its $2.5 billion deal to deport at least 280 people released from indefinite detention, the government shows its willingness to circumvent both the Constitution and human rights law. https://t.co/gnJgFcdypG
thesaturdaypaper.com.au
ANALYSIS: In its $2.5 billion deal to deport at least 280 people released from indefinite detention, the government shows its willingness to circumvent both the Constitution and human rights law.
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Revealing thread by @ASRC1 about Australia’s deal with Nauru which, it now transpires, could cost in excess of $2.5 billion
The 2 hour sham hearing on the government's anti-fairness bill and dodgy $400m is commencing now. The only witnesses are from Home Affairs, legal experts are locked out 🧵👇 You can watch here:
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‘Australia’s immigration crisis isn’t about numbers – it’s about misinformation’
smh.com.au
We cannot and should not write off everyone who marched. However, most of them are misinformed. Australia’s immigration crisis isn’t about numbers – it’s about misinformation.
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For decades now, public discourse about refugees and immigrants has become increasingly fractured, ugly and untrue. But just as government messaging has partly contributed to this situation, it could also help get us out of it. I explain how:
theconversation.com
Anti-immigration rallies across Australia are the culmination of years of political scaremongering. But better immigration messaging could change the trajectory.
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My thoughts on Australia’s latest offshore deal with Nauru
smh.com.au
Australia has been sending asylum-seekers to the tiny Pacific nation since 2001. It doesn’t solve the issue.
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Here's @ryanbedwards' preliminary assessment of the first Falepili Union visa ballot from Tuvalu to Australia. Although 80% of the population applied, there is high-quality research explaining why not everyone moves and why people return. Read it here:
devpolicy.org
The Falepili Union treaty visa won’t necessarily lead to depopulation and brain drain, and offers large economic benefits to Tuvaluans, says Ryan Edwards.
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Most of Tuvalu applied for a new Australian visa; why? It was a pleasure to chat to David Marr about this yesterday https://t.co/GlVmOVJPYS via @ABCaustralia
abc.net.au
Last month, around 80% of Tuvalu's population balloted for a new Australian visa. The 'Falepili Mobility Pathway' is a response to the erosion of Tuvalu's territory caused by rising sea levels; each...
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Graduate Horizons application support scheme still open - 500+ Master’s scholarships available for African refugee and displaced students at 25+ universities worldwide. Join an information session on Wednesday, 21 August, 1:00 pm BST
rsc.ox.ac.uk
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University students who left Gaza begin new lives with new hope
abc.net.au
With 90 per cent of all schools in Gaza damaged or destroyed, these students packed up their lives and made the difficult decision to leave.
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Congratulations to @DanGhez @KaldorCentre who won the Innovator of the Year (Individual) award last night at the Australian Law Awards!
lawyersweekly.com.au
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The Climate Migration Council @ClimateMigCncl has developed a series of Action Guidelines for governments, NGOs, media, private sector, etc. Check them out here!
climatemigrationcouncil.org
Resources promoting a deeper understanding of key concepts and details defining the interrelationship between the climate crisis and movement of people within and across borders—to inform greater...
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'Statehood and the Protection of Persons in the Context of Sea-Level Rise: The International Law Association’s Contribution' - read my new piece with Walter Kaelin and Bruce Burson reflecting on the ILA's important work in this area https://t.co/VOxxjDMlgD
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I speak with Swiss magazine Republik about climate mobility
republik.ch
Rechtsprofessorin Jane McAdam erklärt, wo das internationale Recht an seine Grenzen stösst und warum es politische Lösungen braucht.
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