These amnesties occurred under successive Labor and Liberal federal governments, and each enjoyed enthusiastic bipartisan support.
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Overall, Australia needs a fundamental shift that recognises fairness contributes to, rather than detracts from efficiency.
Now is not the time to cut immigration, given the contribution it makes to the economy. Arguments that migrants are pushing up house prices are largely wrong.
The Australia–Tuvalu Falepili Union, as it is known, is the world’s first bilateral agreement to create a special visa like this in the context of climate change.
There aren’t enough skilled workers to support Australia’s day-to-day building needs, let alone in response to disasters.
Behavioural science explains why and how misinformation works. Understanding some of that science can empower all of us to stop its spread.
One concern is the precedent this agreement with Nauru sets for how other countries may treat refugees with criminal convictions.
We don’t need to reinvent the wheel and can dispense with unhelpful terms like ‘climate refugee’. Existing laws, applied correctly, can protect people.
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Scientia Professor and ARC Laureate Fellow, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW
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Associate Professor, School of Law, Murdoch University
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Professor and Director, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Law & Justice, UNSW
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Senior Research Associate at the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW
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Affiliate Researcher, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Law & Justice, UNSW
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Associate Professor, Migration and Education, Australian National University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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PhD Candidate at the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Law & Justice, UNSW
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Lecturer, School of Law & Criminology, Murdoch University
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Associate Professor, Law, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor, International Law, University of Technology Sydney
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Adjunct Professor, School of Psychology UNSW Sydney and Daphne Keats Chair in Cross-Cultural Psychology, University of Newcastle
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Professor & Director, Refugee Trauma and Recovery Program, School of Psychology, UNSW
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Refugee Trauma and Recovery Program, School of Psychology, UNSW
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PhD Candidate at the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Law & Justice, UNSW