Jane McAdam
@profjmcadam.bsky.social
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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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'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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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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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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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 www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/news/rlrh-la...
RLRH launches new round of Graduate Horizons application support scheme
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Congratulations to Daniel Ghezelbash‬⁩ @kaldorcentre.bsky.social‬⁩ who won the Innovator of the Year (Individual) award last night at the Australian Law Awards! www.lawyersweekly.com.au/australian-l...
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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 & Bruce Burson @kaldorcentre.bsky.social brill-com.wwwproxy1.library.unsw.edu.au/view/journal...
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Please join me for this event on 2 Sept in Sydney. How can disaster risk reduction be done better? Join leading global and local experts from practice, research and lived experience at NSW Parliament House - register here! www.eventbrite.com.au/e/howwesurvi...
HowWeSurvive'25
People-centred disaster risk reduction. Global and local good practice. Join us for an engaging day of intriguing discussions in recovery.
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Get your tickets now! The 2025 Kaldor Centre Conference will focus on 'Building bridges: Advancing refugee protection in a divided world'. Now more than ever, we need to pause, reflect and forge new paths forward - together conference.unsw.edu.au/en/2025-kald...
2025 Kaldor Centre Conference | UNSW Sydney
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500+ Master’s scholarships available for African refugee and displaced students at 25+ universities worldwide www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/news/rlrh-la...
RLRH launches new round of Graduate Horizons application support scheme
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