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Madeline Gleeson

@madelinegleeson.bsky.social
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Senior Research Fellow, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Sydney • Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Refugee Law

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Madeline Gleeson @madelinegleeson.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
The @kaldorcentre.bsky.social's submission to the Senate inquiry into offshore processing is now live. ‘Offshore processing’ is profoundly destructive, violates international law, and is not a necessary, effective or sustainable measure for deterring boat arrivals. www.unsw.edu.au/news/2026/03...
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Offshore inquiry: Read the Kaldor Centre's full analysis
A new Senate submission from the Kaldor Centre, led by Dr. Madeline Gleeson, critiques Australia’s offshore processing and resettlement policies. It highlights the harm to vulnerable populations, the ...
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UNSW Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law @kaldorcentre.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Australia’s response to humanitarian crises is often improvised. In this piece for @cheekmediaco.bsky.social, @profjmcadam.bsky.social & @reginajefferies.bsky.social argue new travel ban powers move in the wrong direction — and propose a clearer framework. cheekmedia.substack.com/p/the-albane...
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The Albanese Government's Trump-inspired travel ban is draconian and hypocritical
By Jane McAdam and Regina Jefferies
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Madeline Gleeson @madelinegleeson.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
"Every player must be seen privately, informed of her rights, and given genuine access to independent legal advice, free from surveillance and free from coercion" Important analysis from @kaldorcentre.bsky.social Director Daniel Ghezelbash & @maryannekenny.bsky.social www.smh.com.au/national/ira...
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Iran’s brave players have stood tall. Now Australia must stand with them
Both Australia and the Asian Football Confederation are being tested, not just on the pitch, but on whether they will protect the basic rights of athletes who have already shown immense courage.
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Madeline Gleeson @madelinegleeson.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Marking the arrival in Australia today of the #UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, a national coalition of legal, academic and advocacy organisations are calling for an urgent reform of Australia's immigration and detention system. Read more here: www.unsw.edu.au/news/2025/12...
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UN visit sparks renewed calls for Australia to overhaul immigration detention
Experts across the refugee sector urge UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention to use its visit to Australia, starting today, to investigate harmful immigration detention policies that breach human ri...
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Catherine Briddick @catbriddick.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
On the application of existing principles in international protection cases involving climate change and disasters: @profjmcadam.bsky.social and Dr Chiara Scissa. Fascinating discussion of recent Italian jurisprudence. www.ejiltalk.org/how-domestic...
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How Domestic Courts Are Using International Refugee Law and Human Rights Law in the Context of Climate Change and Disasters
It was not all that long ago that the idea of linking refugee protection to the impacts of climate change seemed not only embryonic, but futuristic. Yet, over the course of the past decade, an impo…
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Madeline Gleeson @madelinegleeson.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
A brilliant, moving, powerful and important inaugural Kaldor Centre oration tonight. What a privilege to hear from Kate Eastman AM SC and Zaki Haidari about Tampa, the cruel chapters in Australia’s refugee policy history (and present), and the importance of family
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Madeline Gleeson @madelinegleeson.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
An exciting day at the Kaldor Centre’s Emerging Scholars Network, hearing about brilliant and creative research under way on data, #refugee status determination, the role of interpreters, the relationship between time and trauma, and more! #unsw #kaldorcentre
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Madeline Gleeson @madelinegleeson.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Wondering what the new Migration Bill in the media is all about, and where it came from? A helpful explainer from Kaldor Centre Director Daniel Ghezelbash and colleague Anna Talbot... theconversation.com/another-rush... #migration #auspol
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Another rushed migration bill would give the government sweeping powers to deport potentially thousands of people
The sweeping new removal powers are not restricted to the non-citizens with criminal histories who feature so prominently in political speeches and media reports.
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