A University of Queensland researcher has warned that refugee women and children face increased risks under the Federal Government’s policy of sending asylum seekers to Nauru and Papua New Guinea.

15 August 2013
Receiving the Australian Leadership Award from Elizabeth Alexander AM, Chancellor of the University of Melbourne.

Dane Moores was one of 20 young Australians recognised for their talent and vision at a gala dinner in Melbourne for the 2013 Australian Leadership Awards.

29 May 2013
Students from a UQ working group researching human trafficking and migrant smuggling (from left) Jess Swanson, Bethany Holt, Sian Littledale and Jake Williams.

More student voices from The University of Queensland are joining the international debate on trafficking in persons and migrant smuggling, with the expansion of a student working group.

12 June 2012

The School of Political Science and International Studies has won funding for two separate research projects in the UWA-UQ Bilateral Research Collaboration Awards.

28 October 2011

A UQ human trafficking awareness campaign launched in Australia has led two University of Queensland students to the United Nations in Vienna to present to a global forum on ways to combat this growing transnational crime.

20 October 2011

BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU PAY FOR is a new public awareness campaign, to be launched on Wednesday, June 1, designed to raise awareness about the reality of human trafficking in Australia.

30 May 2011

Stories surrounding “boat people” have made regular headlines since the MV Tampa sailed into Australian waters in September 2001 carrying 433 refugees.

29 August 2008