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Claire Higgins

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Historian @kaldorcentre & Affiliate @GUMigration. Researching protected entry procedures. DPhil Oxford. Author 'Asylum by Boat' bit.ly/2tdNVL0 views my own
kaldorcentre.unsw.edu.au Joined June 2016
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Claire Higgins @higginsCM
This podcast is so moving and beautifully told. Visit the Temporary website to read the personal stories & the expert background info on Australia's #asylumseeker policy: temporary.kaldorcentre.net
temporary.kaldorcentre.net Temporary · Home The stories of people seeking asylum are supposed to end. But in Australia, people who arrive by boat are seldom able to finish their story.
UNSW Kaldor Centre @KaldorCentre Nov 25, 2020
Even today, when the political slogans have moved on from 'stop the boats', the policies keep #refugees living among us on the outer. Our new series starts today.

A legal limbo without end: the people who came by boat but never found home in Australia theguardian.com/australia-news…
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Claire Higgins @higginsCM
These are brilliant books by authors with unique insights into displacement, #Australia's #refugee policy, & the power of education - I can't recommend them highly enough. @NatashaYacoub will chair a fascinating conversation today. -2 hours: book now adelaidefestival.com.au/events/2022-wr…
UNSW Kaldor Centre @KaldorCentre Mar 9, 2022
These voices tell us not only about their lives–so affected by #auspol–but about who we are, and what is done in our name. Book NOW for Dark Actions, Dark Consequences, livestreamed TOMORROW from @AdelaideFest w/@theabbasnazari @jaivet_ @Natashayacoub adelaidefestival.com.au/events/2022-wr…
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Claire Higgins @higginsCM
Read more from @AhmadAkkad_ on the challenges of early-career academic life and his doctoral research @warwickuni @KaldorCentre kaldorcentre.unsw.edu.au/news/ahmad-akk…
UNSW Kaldor Centre @KaldorCentre Oct 7, 2021
For #displaced scholars, the inability to move or get visas impacts their ability to travel, to go to academic events, to network and gain recognition, says @AhmadAkkad_, adding that after Covid, a diverse range of online gatherings is important for access.
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