A 75th birthday should be a cause for celebration, not a time to question one’s ongoing relevance. In this blog, Guy Goodwin-Gill and explain why the 1951 Refugee Convention remains not only relevant, but fundamentally important: opiniojuris.org/2026/06/17/s...

This Refugee Week, @profgsgilbert.bsky.social and I have a new article out: 'Après le déluge: Evolving approaches to international protection in the context of climate change and disasters' academic.oup.com/ijrl/advance...

Under Hanson, Socceroo heroes would never have called Australia home www.smh.com.au/national/und...

New online hub helps refugees navigate life in New South Wales multicultural.nsw.gov.au/media-releas...

We're hiring at the Kaldor Centre! We are looking for an Administrative Assistant to provide administrative support to @kaldorcentre.bsky.social - 1.5 to 2 days per week for 14 months. You can find all the details here. external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/54...

News flash: We've launched a new, free training kit for decision-makers and legal practitioners working on international protection claims involving climate change and disasters @kaldorcentre.bsky.social climatemobility.unsw.edu.au/practical-to...

From the Diamond Princess to the MV Hondius: International Law Still Lacks Clear Rules for Public Health Emergencies on Cruise Ships, write Thomas Mulder and Natalie Klein www.ejiltalk.org/from-the-dia...

'Australia and New Zealand are well placed to become champions of the issue of disaster‑related displacement and to be leading voices on an issue of critical importance to the region' as new disaster treaty is negotiated, write Thomas Mulder and I anzsilperspective.com/disaster-dis...

Right now, we need leadership that aims to unite, not divide.

Angus Taylor wants to limit migration numbers to housing availability, whereas the evidence suggests that migration could actually be the fix to the housing crisis grattan.edu.au/news/migrati...

The secret mission to rescue the UN’s vital Palestinian refugee archive www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Read @kaldorcentre.bsky.social's analysis of what Australia's federal budget 2026-27 means for refugees and asylum seekers www.unsw.edu.au/news/2026/05...

Conflict displacements reached record levels in 2025. 82.2 million people remain displaced within their own countries. Together, these figures reflect a world shaped by escalating conflicts and unresolved crises. #GRID2026 is out now 👇️ bit.ly/4ts3jAE

$6m gift to UNSW opens the door to university for refugee students. The HMJ Sassafras Scholarship covers tuition, accommodation and living costs for students from refugee and asylum-seeker backgrounds. www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/new...

'The fuel crisis is no ordinary disruption. For the Pacific’s children and families, it is already turning up in day-to-day decisions like how to stretch meals, whether a child can attend school and which essentials get left for next week' devpolicy.org/when-the-pri...

A new survey of 10,000 migrants reveals exploitation at work is the norm. Here’s how to fix it. Important new research by the Migrant Justice Institute theconversation.com/a-new-survey...

A little reminder about why national security concerns do not provide a carte blanche to disregard human rights obligations womensagenda.com.au/latest/why-a...

Is New Zealand sliding toward a US-style approach to immigration and asylum? theconversation.com/is-new-zeala...

Disasters displace two people every second. Yet, a draft treaty on the Protection of Persons in the event of Disasters barely refers to displacement. Our 2-page brief explains why – and how – displacement, evacuations and planned relocations should be added www.unsw.edu.au/kaldor-centr...

Kiribati’s initial Pacific Engagement Visa progress: quick wins amid systemic hurdles devpolicy.org/kiribatis-in...

What Impact for the ICJ’s Ambitious Climate Case in an Era of Climate Backslide? carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

In our new blog, Thomas Mulder and I argue that the Pacific can show leadership by ensuring that a new treaty refers to displacement in the context of disasters devpolicy.org/pacific-need...

UNSW is pleased to offer scholarships for asylum seekers and refugees students commencing in term 3 this year - including for temporary visa holders. Scholarships include tuition, accommodation support up to $25,000 and a stipend. www.scholarships.unsw.edu.au/scholarships...

I was so sad to hear this morning's news about James Valentine. He was such a witty, funny and uplifting radio presenter and I loved his show. One of my first media interviews was with James on 'treaties' - a topic that only he could make entertaining. www.smh.com.au/national/wit...

My fellow NSW Settlement Advisory Council member, Nick Greiner, says the “sensible centre” in politics needs a migration policy that reflects multicultural Australia “because it seems to be completely freaking obvious that we’ve got a country that is a migrant country” www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

'From Gaza to Lebanon: Forcible Displacement Dressed in Humanitarian Garb' www.ejiltalk.org/from-gaza-to...

States in the Americas have developed important practices to support people displaced in the context of climate and disasters. As @fnlux.com argues in a new Nansen Initiative +10 blog post, the key question now is whether States are legally required to act climatemobility.unsw.edu.au/felipe-navar...

States are currently negotiating the first-ever global treaty to protect people affected by disasters. But there is a significant omission: disaster-related displacement. In this blog, Thomas Mulder and I explain how, and why, it should be added. researchinginternaldisplacement.org/short_pieces...

Congratulations to my wonderful colleague Dr Thomas Mulder from the Evacuations Research Hub @kaldorcentre.bsky.social on winning the prestigious 2026 Alice Edwards Breakthrough Researcher Award! www.unsw.edu.au/news/2026/04...

Where’s the evidence-based policy? This latest announcement is purely ideological, leaning into the slippery notion of ‘values’ www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

The Evacuations Research Hub @kaldorcentre.bsky.social at UNSW Law & Justice is excited to offer two PhD scholarships in law to examine the role of evacuations in different contexts. Applications due 18 May 2026; details here: www.unsw.edu.au/law-justice/...

An Israeli airstrike hit here in Lebanon. This is what remains. Homes destroyed. Lives shattered. Civilians are not a target. They must be protected.

There is a key missing element in the draft treaty on disaster protection: #Displacement. In a recent briefing, @profjmcadam.bsky.social highlighted this critical gap and called for explicit recognition of displacement in the final text. #Treaty #PPED @ifrc.org www.unsw.edu.au/news/2026/03...

Iranian tourists barred from Australia for six months, in first use of new emergency laws www.smh.com.au/world/middle...

My article on 'Displacement in the ICJ's Advisory Opinion on Climate Change' has now been published in Environmental Policy and Law - free access here journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10....

The Evacuations Research Hub @kaldorcentre.bsky.social at UNSW Law & Justice is excited to offer two PhD scholarships in law to examine the role of evacuations in different contexts. Applications due 18 May 2026; details here: www.unsw.edu.au/law-justice/...

How the law of naval warfare applies to the Strait of Hormuz - great explainer by my colleague Prof Natalie Klein theconversation.com/how-the-law-...

America Is Turning Away People Fleeing for Their Lives — and Breaking the Law to Do It at www.justsecurity.org/134105/ameri...

‘The soccer saga shows the life-changing nature of ministerial interventions – provided the politics are in favour. If they’re not, refugees are left to fight for their cause away from the public eye and the blaze of positive headlines.’ www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

‘Australia cannot protect everyone at risk in Iran – but no one is suggesting that’s our role. What we can do is provide at least temporary respite to people who’ve already been approved to work, study or visit family or friends here’, I write with Regina Jefferies open.substack.com/pub/cheekmed...

As we explain in our 2024 @kaldorcentre.bsky.social Policy Brief (linked in next post), this is precisely the opposite of what's needed in a humanitarian emergency www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

In a new post on our NIPA +10 blog, Shana Tabak explores what the ICJ's Advisory Opinion on climate change means for climate mobility, including displacement, migration and efforts to help communities safely remain in their homes climatemobility.unsw.edu.au/icj-advisory...

Australian citizens stranded in the Middle East are desperate to leave. Is the government required to help? We canvassed this issue last year - and what we wrote then still applies. theconversation.com/australian-c...

New fully-funded scholarship at Oxford University for graduate students with lived experience of forced displacement www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/news/new-ful...

‘Immigration is Australia’s great economic strength … Migrants are more skilled than those born in Australia, more likely to work full-time, and they pay more in tax than they take in services and transfers over their lifetimes.’ www.smh.com.au/national/aus...

UN special rapporteur on human rights & counter-terrorism, Prof Ben Saul, says the Coalition’s proposal to make it illegal to assist Australian families in Syria to repatriate “just seems to make no sense at all” www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

‘Community leaders must lead public opinion not just follow and adopt what is popular. It is incumbent on leaders to strongly and unequivocally condemn racist rhetoric.’ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...