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    Stay informed on breaking news, ways you can take action, how to get involved with the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre and support refugees and people seeking asylum.
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    Refugees and people seeking asylum in PNG and Nauru are in a health crisis, cut off from support and care. Urge the Albanese Government to evacuate them to safety now.
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    To stay independent, we don't accept funding from the Federal Government. Instead, we are funded by you.
    Support independence and support the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre.
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    Make a difference to people seeking asylum by providing one of the most basic human rights – food and essential items such as toiletries.

    The ASRC Foodbank currently provides free groceries and toiletries to aroun 600 people every fortnight, most of whom have no income and no working rights. You can donate online or in person.

    Did you know we don’t take Federal Government funding, and much of our financial resources come from the community? Yes! Your ongoing support with monthly donations is critical in helping the ASRC keep its doors open. 

    Become a monthly donor and help provide the essential services and support refugees need to rebuild their lives here.

    In the final parliamentary week of 2024, three significant migration amendments were passed, introducing sweeping changes that expand the government’s power over immigration processes. These laws affect the detention, removal, and entry conditions for migrants and refugees. Key impacts include stricter detention measures, broader powers to confiscate personal items, and the potential for entire nations to be designated as banned from entering Australia.

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      • 24 JUN 25
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      2025 Telethon Wrapped – $1.3m Raised

      2025 Telethon Wrapped – $1.3m Raised

      World Refugee Day 2025 is over, and we wanted to take a moment to thank you for your support for the 10th ASRC Telethon. What a day it was! Thanks to you, our community of compassion, we raised an astonishing $1,300,874.80! From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for every like, comment, share and

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      • 18 JUN 25
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      Bahaa Dabbagh: Building belonging, one laugh at a time

      Bahaa Dabbagh: Building belonging, one laugh at a time

      Bahaa Dabbagh, one of our World Refugee Day Telethon heroes, is a Syrian comedian, cook and community storyteller whose work celebrates the richness of Syrian culture and the power of laughter, food and belonging. Born in Saudi Arabia and raised in Aleppo, Bahaa fled the Syrian war in 2015, spending six years in Turkey before

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      • 17 JUN 25
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      Frida Umuhoza: A story of survival, resilience and community

      Frida Umuhoza: A story of survival, resilience and community

      Frida Umuhoza is one of the heroes of the World Refugee Day Telethon, powered by the ASRC, this June 20. Frida’s journey is one of survival, resilience and the power of community, embodying this year’s World Refugee Day theme: Finding Freedom: Diversity in Community, and highlighting the strength of refugees in rebuilding their lives shatteredRead more
      • 13 JUN 25
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      Join Us for the 10th Annual World Refugee Day Telethon

      Join Us for the 10th Annual World Refugee Day Telethon

      The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) is calling on Australians to stand with refugees and people seeking asylum this World Refugee Day, and take part in its 10th annual World Refugee Day Telethon on Friday, June 20, 2025. This year’s annual ASRC Telethon will feature exclusive live announcements of five $5,000 donations awarded to refugee-led

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