
Emilie McDonnell
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Specialist Adviser in Immigration & OPCAT at the Australian Human Rights Commission @AusHumanRights. All views are my own.
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‘Hear Me Out’ wins Most Innovative Website award: UNSW-National Justice Project-Portable-developed AI tool bringing justice to the people has been honoured in the Australian Web Awards 2025. 👏 Daniel Ghezelbash Prof George Newhouse + all involved! unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/…


Being awarded the Tasmanian Rhodes Trust scholarship in 2016 changed my life—studying at University of Oxford, lifelong friends & a deeper sense of purpose. 2026 applications are now open! I especially encourage young Tasmanians to apply! lnkd.in/exbf74Jz #RhodesScholarship





Today, the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom have announced sanctions targeting Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich for inciting violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. 🇦🇺🇨🇦🇳🇿🇬🇧🇳🇴 Joint statement: regjeringen.no/en/whatsnew/de…









On the UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, we must confront Australia's failure to fully implement OPCAT and ensure proper oversight of detention. Torture & mistreatment has no place here - or anywhere. My latest in The Mandarin: themandarin.com.au/294561-austral…


