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The ASRC Foodbank currently provides free groceries and toiletries to aroun 600 people every fortnight, most of whom have no income and no working 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.
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In the final parliamentary week of 2024, three significant migration amendments were passed, introducing sweeping changes that expand the government’s power over immigration processes. These laws affect the detention, removal, and entry conditions for migrants and refugees. Key impacts include stricter detention measures, broader powers to confiscate personal items, and the potential for entire nations to be designated as banned from entering Australia.
More than 130 people are still trapped offshore after being sent there by the Australian Government — with no plan for the vast majority of people there, no resettlement, and no end in sight. On the 12-year anniversary of offshore detention, the ASRC is releasing updated data showing that Australia’s offshore processing regime has now
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Tomorrow, Monday 16 June 2025, the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) is honoured to host the Yoorrook Justice Commission in Footscray as Deputy Chair, Commissioner Travis Lovett, completes the historic Walk for Truth from Portland where colonisation began to the Victorian Parliament. As an ally, the ASRC is proud to support and take action alongside the
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The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) welcomes vital funding announced in the 2025–26 Victorian State Budget, which continues the Victorian State Government’s commitment to the safety, dignity and wellbeing of people seeking asylum. For the past decade, the ASRC has been working with the Labor State Government on shared priorities of protection of social cohesion,
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Voters at this Federal election decisively rejected fear and division. The national swing against the Liberal party sent a clear message to all politicians: Australians want a politics grounded in fairness, compassion and justice — including for refugees and people seeking asylum. The Albanese Government now enters a second term with an increased mandate and a
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World Refugee Day 2025 is over, and we wanted to take a moment to thank you for your support for the 10th ASRC Telethon. What a day it was! Thanks to you, our community of compassion, we raised an astonishing $1,300,874.80! From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for every like, comment, share and
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Bahaa Dabbagh, one of our World Refugee Day Telethon heroes, is a Syrian comedian, cook and community storyteller whose work celebrates the richness of Syrian culture and the power of laughter, food and belonging. Born in Saudi Arabia and raised in Aleppo, Bahaa fled the Syrian war in 2015, spending six years in Turkey before
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The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) is calling on Australians to stand with refugees and people seeking asylum this World Refugee Day, and take part in its 10th annual World Refugee Day Telethon on Friday, June 20, 2025. This year’s annual ASRC Telethon will feature exclusive live announcements of five $5,000 donations awarded to refugee-led
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