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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 around 600 people every fortnight, most of whom have no income and no work rights. You can donate online or in person.
The event catering options from ASRC Catering are heavily influenced by flavours from Africa, the Middle East and Southern Asia and can be packaged to suit your event. Choose from an array of small and large dishes, from hot and cold canapés to hearty curries and sweet treats. Let our experienced team design a menu to suit your event and budget.
More than ten years after our government forced them to brutal overseas detention camps, dozens of people who came here for safety are still trapped in Papua New Guinea.
Tell your MP it’s time to evacuate the refugees abandoned in PNG, so they can rebuild their lives, here or in another safe country.
The Hon Anthony Albanese MP Prime Minister Parliament House CANBERRA ACT 2600 3 November 2023 Dear Prime Minister I am writing to you, shocked by the reports coming out of Gaza in the last 48 hours of refugees being killed and refugee camps being bombed in breach of international law. As the CEO of the
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As the largest independent refugee charity in Australia, which will speak up when a refugee crisis is taking place and always stand on the side of humanity, we are profoundly concerned by the escalation in violence in Palestine and Israel, and the unfolding humanitarian crisis. We stand with all displaced people and victims of persecution
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Media Release 23 October 2023 The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) today raised concerns about the fate of dozens of refugees exiled to Papua New Guinea (PNG) a decade ago and called on the Australian government to provide clarity as comments from the PNG government suggest the refugees will begin leaving “within weeks”. Reports emerged
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Media Release 18 October 2023 Twenty-two refugee women today arrived at Parliament House after a 640km walk from Melbourne, calling on the Australian government to provide a clear path to permanent residence for around 10,000 people left in limbo for a decade. The 22 Tamil and Iranian women, aged 19-52, are living on short term
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On 22 September, a courageous group of women set out from their homes in Melbourne’s north and west to begin an epic 640 km journey to the nation’s capital – by foot. The Tamil and Iranian women walking to Canberra are seeking a path to permanent residence and citizenship for around 10,000 people failed by
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Saajeda’s voice of strength and advocacy has built volume over the years, amplified through her various lived experiences. And experience she has, being a powerful advocate for her community and the ASRC, not shying away from addressing what must be faced. Like many who come seeking safety, the story begins long before the act of
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At the age when many 14-year-olds were enjoying their youth, Betia and her family sought safety here after fleeing Iran. Arriving here with her mother, father, and brother, Betia’s teen years didn’t offer the same joy and freedom that others experienced. Instead, the family waited for over a decade, held in limbo, before being given
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The ASRC [Asylum Seeker Resource Centre] ASVET team is excited and delighted to announce that the Victorian State government has expanded the program’s eligibility to include all visa types – effective immediately (see extract from official notice below). The Asylum Seeker Vocational Education and Training (ASVET) program is a Victorian State government initiative which until
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