Right now, as the conflict in Afghanistan escalates, thousands of individuals and families are fearing for their safety.
People fleeing the Taliban urgently need safe passage to Australia. Australia needs an emergency humanitarian intake plan for people at risk from the Taliban.
Please take urgent action now – call the Prime Minister on (02) 6277 7700
Dear Scott Morrison, Almost twenty years ago, in November 2001, Australia was one of the first nations to join the US-led intervention in Afghanistan that removed the Taliban.
Since the withdrawal of international forces from Afghanistan commencing in 2014, the world has witnessed the Taliban forcibly take over the country – the Taliban have destroyed…
Whether you run, walk, skip or jog, you’re invited to help raise funds that support people seeking asylum through our new Run 4 Refugees event, Kilometres of Compassion.
Join a community of like-minded people clocking their kilometres of compassion in solidarity with refugees on Sunday 21 November.
The ASRC’s Community, Advocacy & Power Program (CAPP) is a three-month intensive training program to equip people with lived experience of seeking asylum with the leadership skills necessary to become powerful advocates for the refugee community within the media and Australian communities.
If you’re a person with lived experience of seeking asylum, this is an opportunity not to be missed.
Media Release 20 October 2021 The Morrison Government’s Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test) Bill 2019 was voted down in the Senate today thanks to opposition against the legislation, which would have introduced punitive new powers and a two-tier legal system. The second reading debate of the Bill was voted down by crossbenchers, Labor and
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Media Release 17 October 2021 Reports of refugees and people seeking asylum in Australia’s immigration detention system testing positive for COVID-19 have confirmed the worst fears of medical experts and reaffirm the need to release all refugees from detention immediately. On October 17, refugees in Park Hotel Alternative Place of Detention (APOD) said at least
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Media Release 8 October 2021 The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) welcomes the Senate Inquiry into Australia’s engagement in Afghanistan and calls on the Morrison Government to commit to an additional humanitarian intake of at least 20,000 people from Afghanistan as well as provide permanent protection to refugees from Afghanistan and their families. The ASRC
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Media Release 6 October 2021 Today the Minister for Home Affairs Karen Andrews announced that the Morrison Government will be ending offshore processing in Papua New Guinea by the end of the year, following 8 years of policy failure and harmful treatment of people seeking asylum. The Time for a Home coalition of 140 organisations
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It’s hard to believe that just over 20 years ago, the ASRC first opened its doors. But this year also marks another 20th anniversary and a pivotal moment in refugee and asylum policy in Australia. On August 26th 2001, the MV Tampa a Norwegian cargo ship, answered a call from the Australian Coast Guard and
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Today, June 8th 2021 marks 20 years since the ASRC first opened its doors. For two decades the ASRC has stood as a force for change for people seeking asylum and as a beacon of hope and decency. When the ASRC began as a community-run food bank in 2001, our aim was simple – to
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Today marks the start of National Reconciliation Week – a time to strengthen our understanding of First Nations cultures and take affirmative action toward true reconciliation. The theme of this year’s National Reconciliation Week is More than a word. Reconciliation takes action. As part of our deep commitment to taking action to end systemic racism
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Rishaan* and his daughter came to Australia seeking asylum in the hope of being able to sleep safely at night. At first things were going well. Rishaan found work and his daughter settled into school and seemed happy for the first time since her mother passed away. When Rishaan saved enough for a bond, they
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