Need help from the ASRC? Call 03 9326 6066 (Monday – Friday, 10am – 5pm) or click here.
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.
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 enable the essential services and support refugees need to rebuild their lives here.
Refugees and people seeking asylum in Papua New Guinea and Nauru are facing a mental and physical health crisis.
Will you call on Prime Minister Albanese and Minister Burke to urgently evacuate everyone to safety and close this shameful chapter for good?
MEDIA RELEASE: Refugees and allies will join in solidarity at a peaceful vigil in Melbourne tonight, marking 60 days of ongoing protests urging the Government to grant permanency to approximately 8,500* people failed by the flawed Fast Track system. The refugee-led movement has built momentum in recent weeks, with 24-hour encampments now running in Melbourne,
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MEDIA RELEASE: Refugee-led protests are building momentum with new sites starting up in Adelaide and Brisbane this week, as people forced to live in limbo for over a decade demand a pathway to permanency from the Albanese Government. This morning at Parliament House in Canberra, Melbourne protest leader Abbas Ghezzy will address Parliamentarians – including members of
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MEDIA RELEASE: An 11,000 strong petition calling for the evacuation of 140 people suffering in offshore detention will be delivered to Parliament House today, as a stark reminder to Federal Parliamentarians that lives are at risk in Papua New Guinea and Nauru unless urgent action is taken. The petition will be presented to Independent MP
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MEDIA RELEASE: The ASRC has seen a 43 % increase in families relying on its community foodbank in recent months due to the skyrocketing cost of living and people seeking asylum being denied work rights and access to social support by the Federal Government.In the past 12 months, the ASRC Foodbank has supported 1,568 households
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My name is Noor and I am 42 years old. I fled Afghanistan in July 2013, leaving my wife, my four children and my relatives behind. I came by boat and was held in detention on Christmas Island for about a month. After that we were transferred to Curtin detention centre for three months, where
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Supporting refugee-led advocacy is one of the current strategic priorities of the ASRC. Through the work of our Refugee Leadership & Advocacy Program, we are contributing to building the skills and confidence of the next generation of leaders with lived experience to lead the movement, take a stand and advocate for the human rights of
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My name is Narges. I arrived in Australia in 2013 with my family, my husband and our three children, by boat. I was eager to study and learn English, with many plans and aspirations. However, upon arrival at Christmas Island, we were forced into detention centres, where we remained for a year before being transferred
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I am Rathy Barthlote. I am co-founder of Refugee Women Action for Visa Equality. I fled genocide in Sri-Lanka with my husband in 2006 and sought temporary refuge in India before arriving in Australia as an asylum seeker in 2013. I have two children. My first child was born in India and my second child,
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Need help from the ASRC? Call 03 9326 6066 or visit us: Mon-Tue-Thur-Fri 10am -5pm. Closed on Wednesdays.