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Have you seen our new Winter Menu? Inspired by the community we serve, Meals by ASRC Catering are convenient, nutritious, delicious and wholesome. Be sure to check the calendar for pick-up from the Fitzroy North kitchen, or get them delivered to your door (subject to availability). The menu is also available for event catering. Place an order via the ASRC Catering’s website.
The evacuation of people from Nauru shows what’s possible when the resilience and resistance of refugees is backed by the advocacy of compassionate citizens.
But dozens of refugees our government forced to the brutal Manus Island detention camp 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.
Right now, thousands of people who came seeking safety are still living with unfair visa conditions banning them from working during an inefficient refugee process that can drag on for years. But the former government’s cruel cuts to the meagre SRSS have left 98% of people seeking asylum without any income safety net to cover the basics. Help us email your MP to press for change.
Media Release 18 August 2023 Important step forward at National Conference as ALP recommits to rights for people seeking asylum The Australian Labor Party (ALP) National Conference passed a series of amendments to the National Platform today, which further commits the Albanese Government to ensure the rights of people seeking asylum and refugees. Following an
Read moreMedia Release 11 August 2023 ASRC welcomes the announcement today from the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs Andrew Giles that Australia’s humanitarian intake will increase by just over 2,000 places. At a time when more than 100 million people are forcibly displaced globally this increase in humanitarian intake is critical. Kon Karapanagiotidis CEO
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Media Release 19 July 2023 Today the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) has released a new report marking ten years since Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made the choice to send over 3,000 men, women and children who sought asylum by sea to offshore detention centres and deny them permanent resettlement. The report, entitled ‘Finish this
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Media Release 25 June 2023 The last refugee held on Nauru to be evacuated to Australia after 10 years arrived last night, in a welcome and long overdue move for refugees. However, around 80 people still held in Papua New Guinea need urgent evacuation. This is a testament to a decade of powerful resistance from
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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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The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre’s (ASRC) Welcome Refugees into the Workforce awareness campaign calls upon the community to become more hospitable and conscious about the challenges refugees face when joining the workforce. The ASRC campaign champions the journey of refugees who have come to Australia seeking safety, bringing a lifetime of skills, education and work experience.
Read moreWith the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) overcoming a possible closure just months ago, we understand how impactful the message of kindness and hope is in the face of making difficult choices. Through the resilience and generosity of our community, we enter this year’s Winter Appeal with an unfaltering determination, to alleviate the impossible choices
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With the recent rise in the cost of living, food insecurity is becoming an increasingly prevalent issue among the student population. It is becoming harder and harder to find nutritious meals at affordable prices. The Asylum Seeker Resource Center (ASRC) understands the importance of this issue. That is why our social enterprise ASRC Catering launched
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