International Protection for People Displaced across Borders in the context of Climate Change and Disasters: A Practical Toolkit. This new, first-of-its-kind global resource can help lawyers, judges a...

Angus Taylor wants to slash temporary visa holders by around 650,000 over four years under a “budget-neutral” plan.

Judge Hilary Charlesworth, currently a sitting member of the International Court of Justice, will be interviewed (via live stream) by Professor Des...

Her journey from child refugee to lawyer and human rights leader

Explore both the value and the fragility of refugee and naturalisation collections in this Research Routes event.

Public Lecture delivered by Professor Jane McAdam (UNSW)

The announcement has sent panic through a community that fled its country’s brutal military rule, civil war, religious persecution or some combination of the three.

The Albanese government's plans to slash more than 6,000 places from its annual refugee intake have sparked anger and confusion within Labor, and prompted accusations it would amount to an "extraordin...

Hosted alongside the premiere of Tampa: The Turning Point, a panel featuring Alexander Downer, Abbas Nazari and Dr Madeline Gleeson explored the event's lasting political and human consequences.

In 2001, Australia was criticised on the world stage for its unprecedented hardline policy on asylum seekers. Now, nations around the world are following suit.

Her journey from child refugee to lawyer and human rights leader

In June 2024, I attended a conference titled ‘Camps, Carceral Imaginaries and Critical Interventions’ at Graz University in Austria alongside a variety of scholars and thinkers from across the world.

A reported migration measure has sparked concerns asylum seekers could be pushed into hardship.

The criminal trial of former radio broadcaster Alan Jones has begun in the Local Court in Sydney.

Dr Gleeson will help lead the UNSW Kaldor Centre’s next phase of research, policy engagement and global impact.

As the Trump administration sends a growing number of immigrants to countries they have no connection to, some find themselves imprisoned with no way out.

That grand old thing is getting on a bit.  Still significant and still functioning wearily, the United Nations Refugee Convention of 1951 has suffered abuse, subversion and neglect from state parti…

A documentary screening of Climate Refugees: A Global Challenge with a guest speaker. Raises awareness for climate refugees. Snacks Provided

Dr Gleeson will help lead the UNSW Kaldor Centre’s next phase of research, policy engagement and global impact.

Seventy-five years ago, governments agreed on a shared framework to protect people forced to flee. Today, the Refugee Convention continues to shape decisions every day – at borders, in courts and in o...

YouTube video by Australian Parliament House Streaming Portal

Climate, Disasters and Human Mobility: What the Global Compact for Migration Can Advance by 2030

UNHCR's archives are a test case for humanitarians struggling to preserve institutional memory in an era of retrenchment.

Critics claim the groundbreaking treaty, which turns 75 this month, is no longer fit for purpose. Without it, however, there would be chaos.

Critics claim the groundbreaking treaty, which turns 75 this month, is no longer fit for purpose. Without it, however, there would be chaos.

Dr Regina Jefferies, a Laureate Postdoctoral Fellow with the Kaldor Centre’s Evacuations Research Hub, has been awarded the 2026 Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law (ANZSIL) Early ...

Israel’s airstrikes in the south of the country have damaged ancient Roman ruins, mosques, schools and churches.

Finding trusted government information and services is now easier for refugees in NSW. Launched today during Refugee Week, the NSW Settlement Hub offers support and information for every stage of the ...

The pathway to safety that brought Nestory Irankunda’s family to Australia is one that is rapidly closing.

The opening paragraph of Sir John Hope Simpson’s 1939 survey of ‘the refugee problem’ explains that ‘[r]efugee movements arising from natural disasters suc

[Guy S. Goodwin-Gill is Emeritus Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, Emeritus Professor of International Refugee Law, University of Oxford, and Honorary Professor, Faculty of Law & Justic…

[Guy S. Goodwin-Gill is Emeritus Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, Emeritus Professor of International Refugee Law, University of Oxford, and Honorary Professor, Faculty of Law & Justic…

* Message comes ahead of politically-charged World Cup * ‘Socceroos are best representation right now of what Australia is’ The Socceroos have addressed growing anti-immigration sentiment in a powerful video message ahead of the World Cup, speaking of their pride in their heritage and playing for the national team. Compared to their equivalent release ahead of the Qatar World Cup, which directly addressed the hosts’ human rights record, the Socceroos’ statement on Friday was uncontroversial. Continue reading...

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The budget funds new measures targeting social cohesion and skills recognition but leaves Australia’s humanitarian intake unchanged and continues high spending on offshore processing, as advocates hig...

Anti-immigration rallies across Australia are the culmination of years of political scaremongering. But better immigration messaging could change the trajectory.

Iranians holding visitor visas will be banned from entering Australia for six months starting from Thursday as migration law experts warn the ban could set a precedent for conflicts in the future.

Ahead of UN discussions on a new treaty on the Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters, Kaldor Centre Professor Jane McAdam cautions that its current language overlooks a common disaster impac...