@FixoTweets

Associate Professor of International Human Rights Law @UWALawSchool. Researching modern slavery, IHRL, NGOs & higher education.

 Perth
research-repository.uwa.edu.au/en/persons/fiona-mcgaughey
Joined April 2014
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Public Talk by Prof Dame Sara Thornton DBE QPM: The role of the Anti-Slavery Commissioner - an opportunity to make a difference? 25 Sep 5.30pm @uwanews tinyurl.com/mxc5j5mr Supported by UWA Modern Slavery Research Cluster with @IAS_UWA UWA Grand Challenges @ForrestResearch
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Justine Nolan@justine_nolan16 Sep 2024
Australia's moment to take on modern slavery & move from paper promises to practice ⁦@FixoTweets⁩ ⁦@James_Cockayne⁩ ⁦@HumanRightsUNSW⁩ ⁦@ProfSuryaDeva⁩ themandarin.com.au/254909-au…

Australia’s moment to take on modern slavery

Fifty million people worldwide are trapped in modern slavery. New laws are forcing greater efforts to stamp out the practice.

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Ciara Hackett@ciara_hackett1 Jul 2024
Was delighted to contribute to this episode along with @ctokelly. We had the pleasure of discussing modern slavery and remedy with @FixoTweets who joined us from University of Western Australia. Have a listen and let us know what you think!
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@qublawpod1 Jul 2024
📢Tune in to our latest podcast episode featuring @FixoTweets! We're exploring the Modern Slavery Act in Australia, the role of corporations in human rights, and sustainable business practices. With @ciara_hackett & @ctokelly This is a MUST-LISTEN! lawpod.org/podcast/modern-sl…
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BHR Journal@BHRJournal18 Feb 2024
#⃣9⃣Most cited paper in the last 3 years at BHRJ. Fiona McGaughey @FixoTweets Hinrich Voss @VossHinrich @HollyCullenfreo & @Matthew_C_Davis write on "Corporate Responses to Tackling Modern Slavery: A Comparative Analysis of Australia, France and the UK. cambridge.org/core/journals/…
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Institute Director, Professor @justine_nolan, co-authors a new piece for @ConversationEDU on why Australia needs an Anti-Slavery Commissioner (with @shelley_marshal, @martijnboersma + @FixoTweets) theconversation.com/more-for…

More forced marriages and worker exploitation – why Australia needs an anti-slavery commissioner

Appointing an anti-slavery commissioner is critical to stamping out abuse of more than 40,000 people in Australia who trapped by forced marriages or controlling employers.

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UNSW Law & Justice@UNSWLaw23 Jan 2024
An anti-slavery commissioner is critical to stamping out abuse of more than 40,000 people in Australia trapped by forced marriages or controlling employers, says @justine_nolan from @HumanRightsUNSW with @shelley_marshal, @martijnboersma & @FixoTweets bit.ly/491FHsN

More forced marriages and worker exploitation – why Australia needs an anti-slavery commissioner

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Read the letter signed by more than 70 law professors, including director of the Australian Human Rights Institute Professor @justine_nolan, clarifying some of the issues that are causing confusion about the proposed Voice to Parliament. abc.net.au/news/2023-10-06/o…

Voice 'is not constitutionally risky', say 71 law academics in open letter to Australian public

Dozens of constitutional and public law teachers from across the country have signed a letter in a bid to tackle "misunderstandings and misconceptions" about the Voice to Parliament.

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Justine Nolan@justine_nolan28 Jun 2023
Our final report in our work testing the effectiveness of Australia's #modernslavery law. Here we offer a guide for #bizhumanrights on good practice examples @AmyJSinclair @FreyaHRLC @martijnboersma @FixoTweets @shelley_marshal
UNSW Australian Human Rights Institute@HumanRightsUNSW28 Jun 2023
NEW REPORT | Read the fourth and final publication in our multi-year research project providing guidance for businesses on core aspects of human rights due diligence and how to strengthen their responses to Australia’s Modern Slavery Act : tinyurl.com/ysr9kjwy
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Freya Dinshaw@FreyaHRLC28 Jun 2023
Excited for the launch of the Good Practice Toolkit today!🚀 Such a pleasure to collaborate with fantastic partners @shelley_marshal @justine_nolan @AmyJSinclair @FixoTweets @martijnboersma on this report. Read it here: humanrights.unsw.edu.au/news…
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Freya Dinshaw@FreyaHRLC25 May 2023
While we would have liked to see the review go even further and recommend an enforceable duty on biz to prevent modern slavery, these recs, if implemented, will substantially strengthen the current law. @justine_nolan @AmyJSinclair @FixoTweets @martijnboersma @shelley_marshal
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Vanessa Zimmerman@NessZim15 Apr 2023
Are you an experienced #bizhumanrights expert in Europe or the UK? Come and join our @pillar_two team and lead a growing practice in the region as our Europe/UK Director. Details on our Linked In page #esg #susty #sustainability #csddd #mhrdd #humanrights
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With a review of Australian federal #modernslavery laws underway, our research shows a surprisingly strong appetite for reform from Australian business. Learn more: bit.ly/3zphZag @justine_nolan @FixoTweets @FreyaHRLC @AmyJSinclair
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I'm very excited to share that today we launch our new report titled 'Australia’s Modern Slavery Act: Is it fit for purpose?' bit.ly/40zSSh3 @BhakooVikram Andrew Kach @FixoTweets @martijnboersma @FreyaHRLC @justine_nolan @AmyJSinclair
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Justine Nolan@justine_nolan2 Apr 2023
Time for some serious reform to Australia’s approach to #modernslavery @AmyJSinclair @FreyaHRLC @FixoTweets @martijnboersma @shelley_marshal
UNSW Australian Human Rights Institute@HumanRightsUNSW2 Apr 2023
NEW RESEARCH | The Australian Human Rights Institute and a coalition of human rights organisations has today released the results of a detailed survey of business groups on the impact of Australia’s Modern Slavery Act, finding support for stronger laws: bit.ly/3zr9knG
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Justine Nolan@justine_nolan13 Mar 2023
New opportunities to join the Editorial Board of the @AustJHumRights @GolderBen @acbyrnes_andrew @susanbanki @DAWJoyce @dehmsa @NoamPeleg humanrights.unsw.edu.au/news…

Australian Journal of Human Rights seeking expressions of interest for Editorial Board

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Justine Nolan@justine_nolan10 Dec 2022
Human rights: Magnitsky sanctions unleashed by Australia on Iran’s morality police chief, Navalny poisoners #iran smh.com.au/politics/federal/…
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Catch up with our @uwanews discussion on transitioning from our Modern Slavery Act to a human rights due diligence act, in collab with the @UWALawSchool. Panel: @FreyaHRLC @WalkFree @Gabriellellell @HumanRightsDK @Alcoa and moderated by @FixoTweets 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=DpeGie7N…

From modern slavery reporting to human rights due diligence

This webinar was held on 10 November 2022, a collaboration between ...

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Justine Nolan@justine_nolan16 Nov 2022
Our new report - Broken Promises - shows Australian companies still have a long way to go in tackling #modernslavery Read it here humanrights.unsw.edu.au/news… @humanrightsHRLC @AmyJSinclair @FreyaHRLC @martijnboersma @FixoTweets @shelley_marshal @BaptistWorldAid

Investigation shows companies still failing to act on modern slavery

The Australian Human Rights Institute is calling on the Federal Government to overhaul Australia's modern slavery laws after a major investigation found companies are still failing to identify modern...

humanrights.unsw.edu.au
RN Breakfast@RNBreakfast16 Nov 2022
Three years ago, the Federal government passed a new law aimed at tackling the exploitation of workers. But a new report says in most cases, the promises to tackle modern slavery exist on paper only. @justine_nolan abc.net.au/radionational/pro…

Companies fail to act on modern slavery - ABC listen

A new report says in most cases, the promises to tackle modern slavery exist on paper only, and corporations have little to show when it comes to real action. 

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The Modern Slavery Act is undergoing review - could the 'human rights due diligence model' work in Australia? Our int'l webinar panel includes @FixoTweets from @UWALawSchool, @Gabriellellell from @HumanRightsDK, @FreyaHRLC and more. 🗓️ 10 Nov, 5:30pm AWST bit.ly/PPIslavery
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EVENT: From modern slavery reporting to human rights due diligence Hear @FreyaHRLC discussing the global trends in business and human rights. #bizhumanrights eventbrite.com.au/e/global-m…
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