Lauren Martin

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.

When Australians face serious harm abroad — especially children — we have a responsibility to act.
Thanks for this, Thomas Mulder, @kaldorcentre.bsky.social @profjmcadam.bsky.social & @womensagenda.bsky.social
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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.

Where preventable harm is foreseeable, inaction is not neutral, write Dr Thomas Mulder and @profjmcadam.bsky.social in @womensagenda.bsky.social
A structured plan for return of Australian women and children in Syria is both lawful and achievable.
womensagenda.com.au/latest/why-a...

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...

Revealed: Private jet owned by Trump friend used by ICE to deport Palestinians to West Bank Exclusive: Luxury aircraft owned by property tycoon close to US president’s family has twice flown Palestinian men from Arizona to Tel Aviv

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Trump’s ICE Goons Detained a 5-Year-Old. Then JD Vance Made It Worse. Much of the media is treating the vice president’s Minneapolis visit as an attempt to lower the temperature. If anything, he raised it.

On the money from @gregsargent.bsky.social: Vance "largely putting a softer face on Miller’s police state. And no one should let him get away with it."
In a normal administration, top officials express some concern with the victims of govt abuses. Vance blames them.
newrepublic.com/article/2056...

Disappeared to a Foreign Prison The Trump Administration is deporting people to countries they have no ties to, where many are being detained indefinitely or forcibly returned to the places they fled. Sarah Stillman reports.

The Trump Administration is deporting people to countries they have no ties to, where many are being detained indefinitely or forcibly returned to the places they fled. Sarah Stillman spoke to some of them.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Nauru president accused in parliament of corruptly siphoning off millions of Australian funding Senator uses parliament to accuse Albanese government of knowing David Adeang was ‘seriously corrupt’ yet still signing $2.5bn deportation deal

An AUSTRAC report found suspicion of 'corruption and money laundering' by officials in Nauru – yet these concerns did not stop the Aus govt's $2.5bn deal to deport more than 350 people there.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

'Refugee protection is not only an act of obligation but of shared opportunity.'
@danghez.bsky.social
opens #Kaldor25

Loved interviewing Mohammed Naeem and finding out what fires him up.
And I can hardly wait for his keynote, one week from today – hope to see some of you there!

Not ‘helpless’: Kaldor25 Speaker Dor Akech Achiek on dignity, participation and change

For Dor Akech Achiek, the journey into refugee advocacy is inseparable from his own story. His focus on dignity, participation and systemic change will be at the ❤️ of his #Kaldor25 panel, 'From rhetoric to reality: Centering the meaningful participation of refugees'. www.unsw.edu.au/news/2025/10...

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.

While condemning the extremists at the weekend marches, politicians are this week expected to pass extreme legislation skirting basic legal rights to send people to Nauru.
Read @profjmcadam.bsky.social on the moral + financial cost of this dissonant, rushed bill
theconversation.com/politicians-...

While Labor spins lines about cohesion, its inhumane migration choices betray a disregard for human rights | Elijah Buol We must fight for the Australia we wish to see – the one that welcomed me, an unaccompanied minor orphaned by war

'Actions speak far louder than words, and this government’s actions are telling us all we need to know.'
The @ascsyd.bsky.social's Seek Elijah Buol in @australia.theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

📣Ahead of tonight's Three-Minute Thesis Final @ UNSW, we'd like to congratulate all the finalists–but especially the Kaldor Centre's Mia Bridle, representing UNSW Law & Justice.👏👏👏

Mia brings Law and Applied Mathematics degrees to cutting-edge research into fairness in refugee decision-making. #3MT

Why the rush? A disgrace and a danger.

Australia's 'secret' deportation deal with Nauru – podcast Senior reporter Ben Doherty speaks to Nour Haydar about why critics have labelled the government’s plan to deport people to its Pacific neighbour ‘discriminatory, disgraceful and dangerous’

1st order of business in the House today is a 2nd reading of the plan to strip natural justice from non-citizens the government intends to send to Nauru.
@australia.theguardian.com's Ben Doherty breaks it down with clarity in this Full Story podcast - give it a 🎧: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

By sending non-visa holders to Nauru, Australia is shifting its responsibilities The non-citizens in the NZYQ group cannot be returned to their country of origin. But sending them to Nauru just pushes the issue onto a poorer country.

By sending non-visa holders to Nauru, Australia is shifting its responsibilities, write Kaldor Centre PhD @lisa-vantoor.bsky.social and affiliate @maryannekenny.bsky.social – an important piece to help you understand what's at stake in parliament this week
theconversation.com/by-sending-n...

Secret refugee deal with Nauru just moves the problem out of sight Australia has been sending asylum-seekers to the tiny Pacific nation since 2001. It doesn’t solve the issue.

My thoughts on Australia’s latest offshore deal with Nauru www.smh.com.au/national/sec...

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.

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-...

Government moves to bolster powers to deport non-citizens to Nauru Australia is currently seeking to resettle three people released as a result of the landmark "NZYQ" High Court decision on the tiny island nation in exchange for an undisclosed fee, but their removal ...

"Procedural fairness is a fundamental principle in many areas of decision-making, however..." said Minister Burke.
That "however" is doing some very unsavoury heavy lifting.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

More than ever, we need moments to stop and see the best way forward–together. #Kaldor25 is that opportunity, at a critical time.
Book now for this unique gathering of policymakers, practitioners, scholars, civil society and people w/lived experience of displacement.
www.unsw.edu.au/news/2025/07...

2025 Kaldor Centre Conference | UNSW Sydney

What an absolutely stellar program for this year's Kaldor Centre Conference: "Building bridges: Advancing refugee protection in a divided world".

Thu, 23 Oct, 9am - 5pm AEDT
Get your tix!!

@kaldorcentre.bsky.social
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Baqir : Why accountability matters in the right to participate YouTube video by UNSW Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law

Why is accountability so important in the right of refugees to participate in decisions that affect them?
Here, Baqir Bayani shares some thoughts. Join a global online feedback session tomorrow to share yours. Register now: events.humanitix.com/independent-...

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A 'frustrated historian disguised as an international lawyer',
@profjmcadam.bsky.social delivered the #ANZSIL2025 keynote yesterday – with an unexpected and fascinating conclusion.
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Read the full speech here: bit.ly/3I95wiC

Missteps, Confusion and ‘Viral Waste’: The 14 Days That Doomed U.S.A.I.D.

ICYMI
Incalculable cost, in human lives and to trust in the US – with no one to account for it. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/u...

If events around the world are sending you insane, you're not alone The normalisation of blatant inequality, outrage and a broken world order is sending us insane, but there is an alternative.

If world events are sending you insane, you're not alone.

Thanks @amyremeikis.bsky.social www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...

The Right to Participate YouTube video by UNSW Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law

This World Refugee Day, we're excited to share news of a landmark new international declaration on refugee participation.
You're invited to feed back, share the news & join the global effort to advance meaningful participation as a right, not a privilege.
youtu.be/46Xwk2dmWK0?...

Tie up your trainers! The Big Walk 4 Refugees is about to kick off, so sign up today to ensure your steps add up to support for people living in our community and stuck in legal limbo. www.bigwalk4refugees.au

My @kaldorcentre.bsky.social colleague Guy Goodwin-Gill, one of 800+ lawyers, academics and retired senior judges in the UK who signed an open letter expressing “deep concern over the worsening catastrophe in the occupied Palestinian territory”, offers more context:
www.arabnews.com/node/2602513...

‘Hear Me Out’: UNSW-developed AI tool bringing justice to the people honoured with award A legal platform that UNSW’s Kaldor Centre created in partnership with the National Justice Project and Portable Australia has won Most Innovative Website at the 2025 Australian Web Awards.

‘Hear Me Out’ wins Most Innovative Website award:
Developed by us, @njpjustice.bsky.social and Portable Australia, this AI tool bringing justice to the people wins in the Australian Web Awards 2025
👏 @danghez.bsky.social @georgenewhouse.bsky.social
+ all involved!
www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/new...

Explainer - Countering misinformation about refugees and migrants: An evidence-based framework YouTube video by UNSW Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law

NEW 🎬: In about 2 minutes, you can get a grip on what to do when you see or hear mistruths about migrants and refugees.

Thanks to the Behavioural Insights Team for this video and for their work with us on the evidence-backed research behind it. youtu.be/OkrG2FkkhHI?...