Nick Greiner’s parting advice to bring the Libs back from extinction Liberal elder Nick Greiner was roped in to overhaul the troubled NSW division of the party after its disastrous local government nominations debacle. He’s finished that now, and this is his “last will...

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 In recent hostilities, first in the Gaza Strip and now in Lebanon, the Israeli military has adopted a new modus operandi: issuing blanket relocation directives instructing millions of people to indefi...

'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...

Displacement in Disasters Is All Too Common, Yet Is Missing from a New Draft Treaty - Researching Internal Displacement Countries around the world are currently negotiating the first-ever global treaty dedicated to protecting people affected by disasters. The treaty on the Protection of Persons in the Event of Disaster...

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...

Dr Thomas Mulder receives major international law award

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...

Coalition immigration crackdown may prove a line in the quicksand Opposition Leader Angus Taylor’s first major policy speech on the issue of immigration has turned out a blend of One Nation and Donald Trump.

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...

ARC Laureate Fellowship: PhD Scholarships on Evacuations | UNSW Sydney UNSW Law & Justice offers two PhD scholarships for researchers who are part of the Evacuations Research Hub . Join our community of scholars today.

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.

Jane McAdam: Draft treaty on disasters should explicitly address displacement 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...

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
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US-Iran war live updates: US reportedly sends 15-point-plan to end war as Trump claims Iran gave him present related to Strait of Hormuz; Pakistan’s PM offers to host talks to end war Follow our live coverage of the conflict in the Middle East and related developments in Australia.

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....

ARC Laureate Fellowship: PhD Scholarships on Evacuations | UNSW Sydney UNSW Law & Justice offers two PhD scholarships for researchers who are part of the Evacuations Research Hub . Join our community of scholars today.

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 In the law of naval warfare, the line between belligerents and neutrals is not always an easy one to draw.

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 Former senior officials explain why the Trump administration's argument in Noem v. Al Otro Lado is morally troubling and legally wrong.

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

Iranian soccer players got asylum overnight. These refugees reveal a very different story Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke’s intervention was swift and decisive. But it was bittersweet for other refugees trapped in a system described as cruel and unfair.

‘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...

The Albanese Government's Trump-inspired travel ban is draconian and hypocritical By Jane McAdam and Regina Jefferies

‘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
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Kaldor Centre calls for new visa to protect people in humanitarian emergencies Kaldor Centre calls for new visa to protect people in humanitarian emergencies. A new emergency visa would streamline ad hoc, inefficient and distressing processes, new policy brief shows.

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Burke seeks expanded powers to reject temporary visas amid Middle East conflict Opposition and crossbench MPs have been briefed on proposed legislation that would allow the government to block temporary visa holders from travelling to Australia for six months.

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...

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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Australian citizens in Iran and Israel are desperate to leave. Is the government required to help? While the Australian government has frequently helped its citizens flee crises overseas, it is not legally obligated to do so. And repatriating citizens is complex.

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 for graduate students with lived experience of forced displacement A new scholarship will open up the opportunity for more scholars from displaced backgrounds to undertake research at the Refugee Studies Centre.

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

Australia, don’t demonise immigrants. Just thank them The contribution of immigration to this country is not just positive, it is formative. Migrants are who we are.

‘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...

Coalition proposal on ISIS brides slammed, as Labor MPs grow frustrated with Albanese Liberal leader Angus Taylor spent the first week of his tenure talking about the group in Syria to make his case that Australia must “shut the door”.

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...

Racist rhetoric is warping the Liberal party’s moral compass. We are destined to fail unless we govern for all | Andrew McLachlan We cannot give in to those questioning the value of multiculturalism and a society that cherishes diversity

‘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...

Hope in Tuvalu's climate change response: Falepili to Digital Nation - Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre Digital Nation preserves Tuvaluan culture and represents proactive resilience rather than retreat.

Hope in Tuvalu’s climate change response: Falepili to Digital Nation devpolicy.org/hope-in-tuva...

Why Australia needs a plan to repatriate citizens detained in Syria Australia’s refusal to repatriate 34 women and children detained in Syria’s al-Roj camp raises serious human rights concerns.

In our latest article in @womensagenda.bsky.social, Thomas Mulder and I explain why Australia needs a plan to repatriate citizens detained in Syria and what international law requires womensagenda.com.au/latest/why-a...

New blog out now by @ericarosebower.bsky.social on planned relocations in the context of climate change and disasters - what’s been achieved in the last decade and what still needs to be done climatemobility.unsw.edu.au/planned_relo...

Resolving Climate-Related Internal Displacement at a Time of Crisis - Researching Internal Displacement This timely article by one of the world's leading experts on internal displacement highlights the growing crisis of climate-related internal displacement, which is unfolding against the backdrop of dr...

‘We know what to do, but achievements are at risk of being undone’, writes Walter Kaelin on the pressing issue of protracted internal displacement in the context of climate change and disasters researchinginternaldisplacement.org/short_pieces...

International Journal of Refugee Law – Call for Special Issue Proposals Deadline for submission: 4th May 2026   The International Journal of Refugee Law is pleased to announce a Call for proposed Special Issues. Proposals for

International Journal of Refugee Law – Call for Special Issue Proposals. Deadline for submission: 4th May 2026 academic.oup.com/ijrl/pages/i...