By Dr Claire Higgins

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McAdam J; Barbour B; Higgins C; Ghezelbash D; Gleeson M; Harley T, 2023, Our cruel and costly offshore processing system was a failure. We have a better solution on asylum policy, The Conversation, , https://theconversation.com/our-cruel-and-costly-offshore-processing-system-was-a-failure-we-have-a-better-solution-on-asylum-policy-210378?mc_cid=f96ddce084&mc_eid=ba540188ba

Higgins C; Jefferies R, 2022, With Australia reopening its borders to tourists, why are thousands of refugees still waiting for entry?, , https://theconversation.com/with-australia-reopening-its-borders-to-tourists-why-are-thousands-of-refugees-still-waiting-for-entry-175319

Higgins C, 2021, There’s a way to get refugees out of Afghanistan after this week’s deadline — if the Taliban agrees, , https://theconversation.com/theres-a-way-to-get-refugees-out-of-afghanistan-after-this-weeks-deadline-if-the-taliban-agrees-166739

Higgins C, 2021, Afghan refugees can no longer wait — Australia must offer permanent protection now, , https://theconversation.com/afghan-refugees-can-no-longer-wait-australia-must-offer-permanent-protection-now-166180

Higgins C, 2021, Resettling refugees in other countries is not reliable, nor is it fair. So, why is Australia doing it?, , https://theconversation.com/resettling-refugees-in-other-countries-is-not-reliable-nor-is-it-fair-so-why-is-australia-doing-it-162505

Higgins C, 2021, Immigration Detention Budget, , https://radioadelaide.org.au/program/breakfast-on-radio-adelaide/2021-05-17/

Higgins C, 2021, ‘With billions more allocated to immigration detention, it’s another bleak year for refugees’, , https://theconversation.com/with-billions-more-allocated-to-immigration-detention-its-another-bleak-year-for-refugees-160783

Higgins C, 2021, ‘Refugee resettlement and the remaking of America’s image abroad’, , https://luskincenter.history.ucla.edu/2021/02/03/refugee-resettlement-and-the-remaking-of-americas-image-abroad/

Higgins C, 2021, Could the Biden administration pressure Australia to adopt more humane refugee policies?, , https://theconversation.com/could-the-biden-administration-pressure-australia-to-adopt-more-humane-refugee-policies-153718

Higgins C, 2020, Refugees and asylum seekers: was the federal budget a missed opportunity?,

Higgins C, 2019, 'A way forward on refugees', , https://www.policyforum.net/a-way-forward-on-refugees/

Higgins C, 2019, How a visa for asylum seekers could grant safe passage to Europe, , https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2019/01/18/how-a-visa-for-asylum-seekers-could-grant-safe-passage-to-europe

Wood T; Higgins C, 2018, Targeted resettlement is one way to implement Global Refugees Compact, , https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/12/18/targeted-resettlement-is-one-way-to-implement-global-refugees-compact

Brandt J; Higgins C, 2018, Europe wants to process asylum seekers offshore - the lessons it should learn from Australia, , https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2018/08/31/europe-wants-to-process-asylum-seekers-offshore-the-lessons-it-should-learn-from-australia/

Higgins C, 2017, The refugees Australia tried to offshore are still its responsibility,

Higgins C, 2017, Australia's long history of offshore detention,

Higgins C, 2017, Dutton should learn to live with lawyers helping in matters of life and death,

Higgins C, 2017, Australia is bankrupting its global standing with deportation by destitution policy,

Higgins C, 2017, Humanitarian Corridors: safe passages, but only for a few,

Higgins C, 2017, Australian refugee policy: twists in the tale,

Higgins C, 2016, How Australia turned its back on the refugee crisis, , https://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/01/opinions/australia-refugee-policy-united-nations/index.html

Higgins C; Voon F, 2016, Dutton's refugee claims are out of step with the evidence and thinking at home and abroad, , https://theconversation.com/duttons-refugee-claims-are-out-of-step-with-evidence-and-thinking-at-home-and-abroad-59626

Higgins C, 2016, Changing the conversation can lead to a better way on asylum seekers, , https://theconversation.com/changing-the-conversation-can-lead-to-a-better-way-on-asylum-seekers-58932

Higgins C; Arar R, 2015, Refugees and an avalanche of numbers, , https://www.policyforum.net/refugees-and-an-avalanche-of-numbers/

Higgins C; Murray K, 2015, The high price of Australia's refugee policy, , https://www.policyforum.net/the-high-price-of-australias-refugee-policy/

Higgins C, 2015, Australia's foreign policy and refugee resettlement, , https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/australias-foreign-policy-and-refugee-resettlement

Higgins C, 2015, Experts are being edged out of the new refugee review system. Why?, , https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jul/16/experts-are-being-edged-out-of-the-refugee-review-system-why

Appleby G; Higgins C, 2015, How much power is too much when dealing with asylum seekers?, , https://www.theage.com.au/opinion/how-much-power-is-too-much-when-dealing-with-asylum-seekers-20150625-ghxfpq.html

Higgins C, 2015, How our refugee policy has changed since Fraser, , https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-27/higgins-how-our-refugee-policy-has-changed-since-fraser/6349610

Higgins C, 2014, Australia should resume processing refugees in their own countries, , https://www.smh.com.au/opinion/australia-should-resume-processing-refugees-in-their-own-countries-20141030-11ebre.html

Douglas B; Higgins C, 2014, Beyond Operation Sovereign Borders, , https://insidestory.org.au/beyond-operation-sovereign-borders/

Higgins C, 2014, Towed back or locked up: Australia's refugee policy,

Higgins C, 2014, Slow refugee processing creates fear and uncertainty on Manus Island, , https://theconversation.com/slow-refugee-processing-creates-fear-and-uncertainty-on-manus-island-27823

Chia J; Higgins C, 2014, Penny wise, pound foolish: how to really save money on refugees, , https://theconversation.com/penny-wise-pound-foolish-how-to-really-save-money-on-refugees-27270

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