Jane McAdam

Aerial view of Tuvalu

Historically, most Pacific visa programs in Australia have been tied to labour mobility. And none has specifically referenced climate change as a driving rationale.

A Palestinian family walks through a bombed street in Gaza

Israel’s warning to civilians in Gaza of impending attacks must be ‘effective’ under international law, meaning it must not only reach people but allow them sufficient time to evacuate safely.

A sign reading 'Seeking Asylum is a Human Right' at an asylum seeker protest

Eleven years is far too long for a final decision on asylum claims. The government’s vision is for a new system that will be both faster and fairer.

Asylum seeker stands at a wire fence overlooking water

Helping our Southeast Asian neighbours make conditions better for refugees there will reduce the need for them to make dangerous journeys elsewhere.

Australian Human Rights Awards 2022

UNSW Scientia Professor Jane McAdam was given the Law Award at the 2022 Human Rights Awards.

Rising sea levels on Kirabati

If the impacts of climate change drive people from their homes, what happens to their relationship with their home country?

Woman stands in front of her destroyed home in Vanuatu

As climate change amplifies the frequency and severity of extreme weather events, evacuations are likely to become increasingly common and costly – in human and economic terms.

Queensland Quarantine Camp 1919

How do responses to infectious diseases throughout history stack up today?

a qantas plane taxis on the tarmac with a delta flight taking off behind it

Australians who normally live overseas will face an even tougher time coming back to Australia, under new rules that start this week.

qantas planes

More than two-thirds of requests to go to the UK were approved, compared to just 46% for trips to India and 59% to China.

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