In the second part of her series on the development of a Global Compact for migration, Marianne Dickie writes that while the world looks at ways to increase safety for refugees, Australia remains focused on securing its borders.
Marianne Dickie SFHEA
Senior Lecturer
Master of Higher Education (ANU)
ANU College of Law, Bld 7, Fellows Rd, Acton ACT 2601
ANU College of Law, 5 Fellows Rd, Acton ACT 2601
Research Theme
Research Centre
Biography
Marianne Dickie, has worked extensively in the migration field since 1993. She is a qualified migration agent, was a board member of The Rehabilitation Unit Survivors of Torture and Trauma at the Mater Hospital in Queensland from 1995 to 1996, and worked as immigration adviser to the Australian Democrats from 1998 to 2004, tumultuous years for Australian migration law and policy. Marianne became skilled at Senate Committee inquiries, and ministerial submissions during this time. Marianne continues to work with the community providing pro bono migration advice. In 2008 she began the only pro bono migration advice clinic in the ACT. The clinic continues in 2016 under the Auspices of Legal Aid ACT.
Marianne worked with the Graduate Certificate in Australian Migration Law and Practice from 2007 - 2015 as the Associate Convenor, Convenor, Subdean and Director. The Program is a great success for the ANU regularly recording the highest satisfaction rating from students for any post graduate program in law across Australia.
She is currently a senior academic and stream convenor for the Master of Laws Migration Law . Marianne holds Masters in Higher Education and is undertaking a Doctorate in Professional Studies Research. She continues to research and write in her two areas of passion, education and migration.
Marianne has won recognition for her work from both the ANU and the broader community. She was the 2012 ACT Finalist, for the Australian of the Year Local Hero, for human rights advocacy. In 2011 she was awarded the ANU International Women's Day Award , in recognition of 'inspirational role as sub-dean'. Marianne was presented with the ANU Media Award 2011 Best result from a Media Release (Ball is in the High Court for asylum seekers). In 2012 the Migration Law Programthe won the ANU Vice Chancellors special commendation for Programs that Enhance Learning. In 2014 the pro-bono migration law clinic was awarded the Community Practice Award from Aids Action Council Act.
Appointments
- Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- Co-editor of the quarterly Immigration Review Bulletin published by Lexis Nexis
Awards
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2012 |
ANU Vice-Chancellor's Commendation for Program that enhances learning |
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Curriculum vitae
Recent news
19
Jun
2017
In the first of a series of reports, Marianne Dickie writes about the first informal thematic session on the human rights of migrants, as global leaders work towards developing global compacts to ensure the safety of migrants and refugees.
08
Jun
2017
ANU experts will participate in a series of sessions the United Nations on safe and orderly migration, ahead of the establishment of a global compact on the issue.
02
Dec
2016
The Australian government has introduced legislation that seeks to permanently ban asylum seekers and refugees who arrived by boat from entering Australia.
In the Media
10
Feb
2017
Marianne Dickie speaks to SBS World News Radio
Please note, only a small selection of recent publications and activities are listed below.
View more publications on the ANU Researchers website
Research projects & collaborations
2015
Linkage Grant. Linkage Grant. ANU College of Law Migration Law Program and Migration Institute of Australia, Peer supervised practice.
2014
Doctoral research - The Protege Effect
2012
Linkage Grant. ANU College of Law Migration Law Program and Migration Institute of Australia, Protégé. Online Community of Practice
Books & edited collections
- Alan Freckleton, 2015, Administrative Decision Making in Australia, Marianne Dickie (eds), ANU eTEXT, Canberra, Australia.
Book chapters
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Dickie, M and Van Galen I, ‘Navigating our Threshold Concepts to Enable Students to Overcome Theirs’, in R Land, J.H.F Meyer and M.T. Flanagan (eds), Threshold Concepts in Practice, (Sense Publishers, forthcoming 2015).
- Dickie, M 2014, 'Australia Incognita: The Law Declares 'Here There Be Monsters'', in C Douglas, R Monacella (ed.), <em>Places and Spaces of Monstrosity</em>, Inter-Disciplinary Press, Oxford, UK, pp. 93-105
Conference papers & presentations
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Marianne Dickie, ‘Navigating our Threshold concepts to enable students to overcome theirs’ (Refereed Paper presented at Threshold Concepts Conference, Durham,10 – 11 July 2014).
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'When Good students go bad' Academic Identities Conference Durham July 2014
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'The creaking gate' ALTA 2013 ' Learning to Practice in two dimensions' HERDSA 2013
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'Australia Icognita" 2nd Global Conference; Monstrous Geographies Places and Spaces of Monstrosity 2013
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'Crash or Crash through: Moving to Moodle in two weeks' Case study Moodle Moot 2010 'Slogging it out with Students' Case study presented at Learning Technologies Conference 2009
Committees
2014 – Present
ANU College of Law Web Management Committee
ANU College of Law Education Committee
ANU College of Law Graduate Coursework Committee
2013 – Present
ANU Graduate Academic Progress Committee
2009 – Present
ANU College of Law Migration Law Program Committee
Case notes & book reviews
- Book review for the Journal of International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict; Ruhr-University Bochum- “The Refugee Convention 50 Years on: Globalisation and International Law”, edited by Prof Susan Kneebone 2006.
Other
- How Hardline Hanson won on Migration, Marianne Dickie APPS Policy Forum 2016
- Refugees- its what you do and how you say it. Marianne Dickie APPS Policy Forum 2016
- Policy at the Sharp End Marianne Dickie APPS Policy Forum 2015
- Australia’s asylum-seeker policy after the failed Malaysia Solution Marianne Dickie Online Opinion Author Marianne Dickie on 'The Drum' 2011
Current courses
| Year | Course code | Course name |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 |
LAWS8656 Class #4908 |
Refugee Law and Practice in Australia |
| 2017 |
LAWS8657 Class #4144 |
Research Skills (Migration) |
Previous courses
| Year | Course code | Course name |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 |
LAWS8651 Class #9091 |
Fundamentals of Australian Migration Law |
| 2016 |
LAWS8653 Class #4405 |
Contemporary Issues in Migration Law |
Teaching awards
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2012 |
ANU Vice-Chancellor's Commendation for Program that enhances learning |
Past courses
Master of Laws in Migration Law
2015 - Convenor of the Master of Laws in Migration Law
2014 - Program development
Graduate Certificate in Migration Law and Practice (GCAMLP)
2007 - 2015 - LAWS8170 Applied Migration Law and Practice
- LAWS8169 Compliance Cancellation and Review
- LAWS8168 Australia’s Visa System
- LAWS8167 Australian Migration Law and MARA
2013 - 2015 - GCAMLP supplementary exams
2010 - 2014 - Refugee Law short course
2010 - Short Course in New Zealand Migration Law and Practice
How my works connects with public policy
Submissions to Parliamentary Inquiries for ANU College of Law:
- Senate Legal and Constitutional Committee inquiry into the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Bill 2010 and the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2010
- Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Parliament of Australia, Inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Visa Capping) Bill 2010, Canberra 2010.
- Joint Standing Committee on Migration , Parliament of Australia, Inquiry into Multiculturalism in Australia, Canberra 2011.
- Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Parliament of Australia, Australia’s agreement with Malaysia in relation to asylum seekers, Canberra 2011.
- ALRC Inquiry into the treatment of family violence in Commonwealth laws
