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Jane McAdam

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Scientia Professor of Law; Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow; Director, Evacuations Research Hub, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW

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Jane Alexandra McAdam is an Australian legal scholar, and expert in climate change and refugees. She is a Scientia Professor at the University of NSW, and is the inaugural Director of the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law. She was awarded an Order of Australia in 2021 for “distinguished service to international refugee law, particularly to climate change”. .. more

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Jane McAdam @profjmcadam.bsky.social · 1d

' ... the problem is not refugee law, it is the cynical, timeworn deployment of xenophobic and racist rhetoric to create fear and undermine democratic institutions' writes Kate Jastram @cgrsasylum.bsky.social in response to recent 'reform' proposals cgrs.uclawsf.edu/en/our-work/...

We Must Reaffirm not "Reform" the Refugee Convention | Center for Gender and Refugee Studies

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Jane McAdam @profjmcadam.bsky.social · 2d

'States have a shared responsibility to protect those fleeing for their lives. Sovereignty and the right to seek asylum are not incompatible. They are complementary.' Read the full speech by UN High Commissioner for Refugees here @unhcr.org www.unhcr.org/news/speeche...

High Commissioner’s Opening Statement to the 76th plenary session of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme | UNHCR

(As delivered)Mr. Chairman, Señor Presidente, Distinguished Delegates, Dear colleagues,

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Jane McAdam @profjmcadam.bsky.social · 18d

Postdoctoral Fellow in Nuclear Law - fantastic new 3-yr opportunity to work at UNSW Law and Justice & Nuclear Innovation Centre to conduct research and build capacity on nuclear law at UNSW external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/53...

Postdoctoral Fellow in Nuclear Law

Join UNSW for this unique opportunity to conduct high-quality research on domestic, comparative, and international nuclear law, across both civilian and defence perspectives. Sponsorship available.

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Jane McAdam @profjmcadam.bsky.social · 28d

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. ⁦Thomas Mulder and I explain why. www.ejiltalk.org/foregroundin...

Foregrounding Displacement in the Treaty on the Protection of Persons in the event of Disasters

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 signif...

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Jane McAdam @profjmcadam.bsky.social · 28d

See our amazing speaker lineup for the 2025 Kaldor Centre Conference - and register now! conference.unsw.edu.au/en/2025-kald...

Building bridges: Advancing refugee protection in a divided world | 2025 Kaldor Centre Conference

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 bui...

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Jane McAdam @profjmcadam.bsky.social · Sep 2

‘Australia’s immigration crisis isn’t about numbers – it’s about misinformation’ www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

Australians took to the streets because they were scared by numbers that don’t exist

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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Jane McAdam @profjmcadam.bsky.social · Sep 1

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/politicians-...

Politicians have scapegoated immigration for decades. It’s time to flip the script

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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Jane McAdam @profjmcadam.bsky.social · Aug 31

My thoughts on Australia’s latest offshore deal with Nauru www.smh.com.au/national/sec...

Secret refugee deal with Nauru just moves the problem out of sight

Australia has been sending asylum-seekers to the tiny Pacific nation since 2001. It doesn’t solve the issue.

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Jane McAdam @profjmcadam.bsky.social · Aug 26

Here's Ryan Edwards' 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-first-fa...

The first Falepili Union visa ballot: a preliminary assessment - Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre

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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Jane McAdam @profjmcadam.bsky.social · Aug 18

Most of Tuvalu applied for a new Australian visa; why? It was a pleasure to chat to David Marr about this yesterday www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Most of Tuvalu applied for a new Australian visa; why? - ABC listen

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 y...

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