Select Publications
Reports
2012, Submission by 17 refugee law academics to the Expert Panel on Asylum Seekers (July 2012)
,2012, Submission No 11 to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee on the Migration Amendment (Unauthorised Maritime Arrivals and Other Measures) Bill 2012 (14 December 2012)
,2011, Submission 21 to Joint Select Committee on Australia's Immigration Detention Network, Parliamentary Joint Committee on Australia's Immigration Detention Network, Canberra, 21, http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/immigration_detention_ctte/immigration_detention/submissions.htm
,2011, Submission 25 to Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs on Australia's Arrangement with Malaysia in relation to Asylum Seekers, Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee, 25, http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/legcon_ctte/malaysia_agreement/submissions.htm
,2011, Submission No 6 to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test and Other Provisions) Bill 2011, 6, http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/legcon_ctte/migration_strengthening/submissions.htm
,2009, Submission No 21 to Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs' Inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Complementary Protection) Bill 2009
,2009, Submission to Australia 2020 summit on 'Population, Sustainability, Climate Change and Water' (on behalf of the UNSW Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law), Australia
,2009, Submission to the National Human Rights Consultation on behalf of the Refugee Advice and Casework Service (June 2009)
,2009, Submission to the National Human Rights Consultation on refugees and asylum seekers
,2008, Submission to the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Inquiry into the Economic and Security Challenges Facing Papua New Guinea and the Island States of the Southwest Pacific, Australia
,2008, Submission to the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Inquiry into the Economic and Security Challenges Facing Papua New Guinea and the Island States of the Southwest Pacific (July 2008), Australia
,2007, Climate-Induced Displacement, UNHCR Executive Committee Meeting in Geneva
,2006, Submission no 64 to Senate Legal & Constitutional Committee Inquiry into the Privisions of the Migration Amendment (DesignAted Unauthorised Arrivals) Bill 2006 (May 2006), Senate Legal & Constitutional Committee
,Creative Written Works
2023, Kaldor Centre Climate Mobility Hub, https://climatemobility.unsw.edu.au/
,Media
2024, An Australian Framework for Ensuring Protection in Humanitarian Emergencies, https://www.asyluminsight.com/australian-framework-for-ensuring-protection-in-humanitarian-emergencies
,2024, The Pressing Case for a New Emergency Visa to Help People Fleeing Gaza and Other Conflicts, https://theconversation.com/the-pressing-case-for-a-new-emergency-visa-to-help-people-fleeing-gaza-and-other-conflicts-238877
,2024, Dutton, Gaza and Why We Need an Emergency Protection Framework, https://johnmenadue.com/dutton-gaza-and-why-we-need-an-emergency-protection-framework/
,2024, Expanding Refugee Protection for a Changing Climate, https://360info.org/expanding-refugee-protection-for-a-changing-climate/
,2024, The Consequences of the Government’s New Migration Legislation Could Be Dire – For Individuals and for Australia, https://theconversation.com/the-consequences-of-the-governments-new-migration-legislation-could-be-dire-for-individuals-and-for-australia-226713
,2024, How the ICJ Could Shape Protection for People Displaced in the context of Climate Change, https://researchinginternaldisplacement.org/short_pieces/how-the-icj-could-shape-protection-for-people-displaced-in-the-context-of-climate-change/
,2023, A Different Kind of Climate Movement: The Kaldor Centre Principles on Climate Mobility, https://johnmenadue.com/a-different-kind-of-climate-movement-the-kaldor-centre-principles-on-climate-mobility-pic/
,2023, Australia’s Offer of Climate Migration to Tuvalu Residents is Groundbreaking – and Could Be a Lifeline Across the Pacific, https://theconversation.com/australias-offer-of-climate-migration-to-tuvalu-residents-is-groundbreaking-and-could-be-a-lifeline-across-the-pacific-217514
,2023, ‘Gaza is being strangled’: why Israel’s evacuation order violates international law, https://theconversation.com/gaza-is-being-strangled-why-israels-evacuation-order-violates-international-law-215787
,2023, Why the Government’s Plan to Overhaul the Asylum System is a Smart Use of Resources – and Might Just Work, https://theconversation.com/why-the-governments-plan-to-overhaul-the-asylum-system-is-a-smart-use-of-resources-and-might-just-work-215061
,2023, Maui after Fire Illustrates Need to Plan for Longer-Term Disaster Displacement, https://www.justsecurity.org/87978/maui-after-fire-illustrates-need-to-plan-for-longer-term-disaster-displacement/
,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
,2022, Should They Stay or Find Another Home? First, Talk to the Flood Victims, https://www.smh.com.au/national/should-they-stay-or-find-another-home-first-talk-to-the-flood-victims-20221102-p5bv3p.html
,2022, We Have an Opportunity to Hit Refresh on Refugee Policy, https://www.theage.com.au/national/we-have-an-opportunity-to-hit-refresh-on-refugee-policy-20220530-p5apps.html;
,2022, Evacuations: Sometimes the Real Disaster Is What Happens After, https://www.theage.com.au/world/europe/evacuations-sometimes-the-real-disaster-is-what-happens-after-20220320-p5a6b2.html
,2022, Europe triggers 'temporary protection' for Ukraine war refugees, https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/europe-triggers-temporary-protection-ukraine-war-refugees
,2021, Protecting People Who Lose Their Homes to Climate Change, https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/protecting-people-who-lose-their-homes-climate-change
,2021, Will NSW’s Opening Up to International Travel Lead to Internal Borders Closing Down?, https://johnmenadue.com/will-nsws-opening-up-to-international-travel-lead-to-internal-borders-closing-down/
,2021, Millions of People were Evacuated during Disasters Last Year: The Rising Human Cost of Climate Change, https://theconversation.com/millions-of-people-were-evacuated-during-disasters-last-year-another-rising-cost-of-climate-change-170105
,2021, The Federal Government Just Made It Even Harder for Australians Overseas to Come Home. Is This Legal? Or Reasonable?, https://theconversation.com/the-federal-government-just-made-it-even-harder-for-australians-overseas-to-come-home-is-this-legal-or-reasonable-165744
,2021, Hard to See the Reasoning Behind New Rules for Australian Expats, https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/hard-to-see-the-reasoning-behind-new-rules-for-australian-expats-20210808-p58gwk.html
,2021, Who’s Being Allowed to Leave Australia during COVID? FOI Data Show It Is Murky and Arbitrary, https://theconversation.com/whos-being-allowed-to-leave-australia-during-covid-foi-data-show-it-is-murky-and-arbitrary-163725
,2021, Bring Them Home: Both the Law and Moral Duty Demand We Don’t Leave Australians Stranded in India, https://www.smh.com.au/national/bring-them-home-both-the-law-and-moral-duty-demand-we-don-t-leave-australians-stranded-in-india-20210428-p57n5e.html
,2021, As Biden Seeks Answers on Climate’s Impact on Migration, Sydney Declaration Provides Legal Ground Rules for Action, https://www.justsecurity.org/74802/as-biden-seeks-answers-on-climates-impact-on-migration-sydney-declaration-provides-legal-ground-rules-for-action/
,2021, Should Aussies Stranded Overseas Go to the United Nations for Help to Get Home?, https://theconversation.com/should-aussies-stranded-overseas-go-to-the-united-nations-for-help-to-get-home-154372
,2020, Australia “Stopped the Boats” but What Happened to the Refugees Who Reached Its Shores?, https://www.justsecurity.org/73868/australia-stopped-the-boats-but-what-happened-to-the-refugees-who-reached-its-shores/
,2020, Under Human Rights Law, Australia Runs out of Excuses for Leaving Citizens Stranded Overseas, https://www.smh.com.au/national/under-human-rights-law-australia-runs-out-of-excuses-for-leaving-citizens-stranded-overseas-20201210-p56mc6.html
,2020, Preparing for When Climate Change Drives People from Their Homes, https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/preparing-when-climate-change-drives-people-their-homes
,2020, An Australian Model to Address Climate-Related Displacement: How to Flatten the Curve, https://www.justsecurity.org/73003/an-australian-model-to-address-climate-related-displacement-how-to-flatten-the-curve/
,2020, We Can No Longer Ignore the Threats Facing the Pacific: We Need to Support More Migration to Australia, https://theconversation.com/we-can-no-longer-ignore-the-threats-facing-the-pacific-we-need-to-support-more-migration-to-australia-148530
,2020, Australia's offshore asylum centres have been a cruel disaster. They must not be replicated by the UK, https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/oct/02/australias-offshore-asylum-centres-have-been-a-cruel-disaster-they-must-not-be-replicated-by-the-uk
,2020, Policing the borders, https://insidestory.org.au/policing-the-borders/
,2020, The Twin Calamities of Climate Change and COVID-19, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, https://www.kaldorcentre.unsw.edu.au/publication/twin-calamities-climate-change-and-covid-19
,2020, The Impacts of COVID-19 on the World’s Displaced People: A Watching Brief, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, https://www.kaldorcentre.unsw.edu.au/publication/impacts-covid-19-world%E2%80%99s-displaced-people-watching-brief
,2020, Climate refugees cannot be forced back home, https://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/climate-refugees-cannot-be-forced-back-home-20200119-p53sp4.html
,2020, The Policy Problems of Fleeing Disaster, https://www.policyforum.net/the-policy-problems-of-fleeing-disaster/
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