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Professor Peter Billings is a Professor at the School of Law, The University of Queensland, and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. His expertise spans Administrative Law, Immigration and Refugee Law, Social Welfare Law, and Human Rights Law. He has received numerous awards, including the Australian Award for University Teaching (2016) and the Vice Chancellor's Equity and Diversity Award (2011). His research focuses on crimmigration, refugee protection, and the corrosive effects of immigration detention laws. Professor Billings has published extensively on topics such as refugee law, preventive justice, and the intersection of criminal and immigration law.
Education: Bachelor of Law and Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Southampton.
Research Interests
- Immigration and Refugee Law
- Crimmigration (intersection of criminal and immigration law)
- Administrative Justice and Law
- Social Welfare Law
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Issues
Media Expertise
Regular contributor to The Guardian and ABC Radio National, providing expert commentary on immigration detention, refugee policies, and human rights.
Grants and Funding
- Building research capacity for quantitative analysis of Indigenous poverty (2011–2013)
- Critical evaluation of administrative rules (2011–2013)
- Aboriginal protection laws study (2008–2009)
Supervision
Currently supervising PhD projects on refugee employment integration, immigration detention governance, and international law on migrant smuggling.
Key Contributions
Authored Regulating Refugee Protection through Social Welfare (2023) and contributed to pivotal discussions on immigration detention's societal impacts. His work informs policy reforms and legal frameworks in Australia.
