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 4:25pm-4:55pm AEDT
Event location/venue: Hybrid and UNSW Sydney
Event type: Closing Keynote address
Link : https://conference.unsw.edu.au/en/2025-kaldor-centre-conference

Description:

The closing keynote address highlighted that while Australia has made recent progress, significant human rights concerns persist within its asylum and migration systems. The address examined detention practices, offshore processing, and recent legal changes limiting procedural fairness, calling for regional cooperation and a shift from deterrence toward protection. The keynote concluded with calls for stronger human rights frameworks, better public narratives, and collective bridge-building, urging participants to carry the conference’s insights into sustained action.