An Alfred Deakin Institute public lecture on ‘Building a Legacy: How can Australia lead the global response to the refugee crisis‘ was held on 8th December 2019. Setting an intention to tackle the refugee crisis in a meaningful way, Peter Khalil, Federal Labor MP called for Australia to lead an international refugee agreement that would require developed countries to accept more asylum seekers.

An Alfred Deakin Institute Policy Forum that was held on 20 November 2019 as part of ‘After Liberalism?Populism and Future of Democracy' involved a panel discussion on Multiculturalism, inequality and the rise of populism.