Julian Burnside

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Julian Burnside is an Australian barrister and human rights advocate renowned for his work defending refugees and speaking out on civil liberties and social justice.


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instanceOf author
barrister
human
human rights activist
lawyer
philanthropist
advocatesFor civil liberties
refugee rights
rule of law
awardReceived Australian Human Rights Medal
Officer of the Order of Australia
Sydney Peace Prize
candidateInElection 2019 Australian federal election
continentOfCitizenship Oceania
countryOfCitizenship Australia
educatedAt Melbourne Grammar School
Monash University
familyName Burnside
fieldOfWork civil liberties
human rights
law
refugee rights
social justice
gender male
givenName Julian
hasWebsite https://www.julianburnside.com.au/
hasWrittenWork Watching Brief
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knownFor advocacy for refugees
civil liberties advocacy
criticism of Australian asylum seeker policies
public commentary on human rights
languageSpoken English
name Julian Burnside
nationality Australian
notableWork legal representation of asylum seekers
occupation author
barrister
human rights advocate
philanthropist
opposes mandatory detention of asylum seekers
offshore processing of refugees
politicalAffiliation Australian Greens
positionHeld President of Liberty Victoria
Queen's Counsel
ranForOffice Division of Kooyong
residence Melbourne
spouse Kate Durham

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Sydney Peace Prize
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