Event notes below
Event Host/Institute: UNSW Sydney and UNSW Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law
Event date and time (to and from): October 23, 2025 from 10:40am-12:10 pm AEDT
Event location/venue: Hybrid and UNSW Sydney
Event type: Panel session #1
Link : https://conference.unsw.edu.au/en/2025-kaldor-centre-conference
Description:
This panel highlighted how divisions around refugees are often politically manufactured and amplified by media ecosystems that reward misinformation and emotional narratives. Speakers emphasized bipartisan accountability, culturally informed media literacy, and behavioural strategies for countering disinformation. Through personal storytelling, community sponsorship, and value-based dialogue, panelists underscored pathways to rebuilding trust, empathy, and constructive public engagement on refugee issues.
