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The ASRC Foodbank currently provides free groceries to around 1,000 people, most of whom have no income and no work rights. We need your urgent support with however you can give – whether it be through food donations, running a food drive or contributing to online gift cards.
Food is one of the most immediate and tangible ways to give someone a hand up.
With lawyers from the ASRC’s Human Rights Law Program by their side, people seeking asylum are still fighting for their rights to protection and safety. This hasn’t changed under the Labor Government.
Until the last person trapped in the system is protected and their rights upheld, the support of the community is the only instrument the ASRC has to continue fighting for the rights of people seeking asylum.
With the festive season fast approaching, now’s your chance to get in before the end-of-year rush, and place your order for gifts that do good.
The ASRC Shop’s 2022 Gift Guide features exciting new offerings, as well as a return of favourites from previous years. With a selection of ASRC merch and fresh collaborations, you’re sure to find plenty of gifts for your loved ones
Media Release 19 November 2022 Changes to travel restrictions and family reunion for people who sought asylum by sea, announced today, are welcome. However, these changes are limited and presented in a confusing way, highlighting the urgent need for clarity and the Albanese Government to keep its promise to provide permanent protection. On Saturday, Andrew
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Media Release 27 October 2022 Today, politicians, academics, employers and people seeking asylum met in Parliament House to discuss the benefits and need to provide people seeking asylum with the right to work, study and rebuild their lives. The event, hosted by Independent MP Zoe Daniel was attended by over a dozen politicians and advisors
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Media Release 26 October 2022 The 2022-23 Federal Budget failed to live up to the public expectations for a more compassionate and fair country for refugees and people seeking asylum. ASRC is deeply disappointed that key Australian Labor Party commitments have not been met in this budget, including increasing humanitarian intake, abolishing Temporary Protection Visas/Safe
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Media Release 25 October 2022 The Albanese Government won the 2022 election promising to provide permanent protection for refugees and people seeking asylum who are currently subjected to cruel temporary visas. After a decade of harm, refugees held on these visas need certainty and for the Government to act urgently on its promise. There are
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With the change of government in May 2022 came a glimpse of hope for people seeking asylum. Two of Labor’s election promises were to provide permanent protection for refugees who are currently subjected to a cruel and protracted temporary visa system, and to create a fairer process for people seeking asylum. But as yet, there
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Here at the ASRC, we’ve faced some pretty tough challenges: from finding ways to keep our doors open through the pandemic, to campaigning hard against this government’s disappointing budget, which puts even more public money into offshore and onshore detention. But now I want to share some news about a challenge that I’m actually looking
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Every year, hundreds of people across Australia join together under the ASRC banner to clock up our Kilometres of Compassion (previously known as Run 4 Refugees), in support of refugees and people seeking asylum. Now – in addition to major running events like Bridge to Brisbane or the Melbourne Marathon Festival – the ASRC is
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“Something very special happened last week and you all were a part of it. Kon and I spent three days in Parliament House for the first sitting period of the 47th Parliament. We headed into each meeting, some with new MPs, some with old-time allies of good refugee policy, with a focus on four key
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