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    Defend Hope this Festive Season

    Your donation this festive season helps refugees and people seeking asylum access food, healthcare, housing and legal support when they have nowhere else to turn.
    At the ASRC, lawyers, nurses, caseworkers and volunteers work side by side to provide the wrap-around care every person deserves.
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    Donate Today to the ASRC Foodbank

    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 aroun 600 people every fortnight, most of whom have no income and no working rights.

    You can donate online or in person.

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    Changes in laws impacting migrants, refugees and people seeking asylum

    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.

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    Acknowledging 24 years of hope, dignity and safety

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      • 15 OCT 25
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      Building a Caring Future: Why Frontline Support Matters

      Building a Caring Future: Why Frontline Support Matters

      When you think of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, you might picture a welcoming space, a shared meal, or a message of hope. Behind the scenes, our frontline teams provide safety, dignity and stability through essential services – from Foodbank and health clinics to housing and legal support. These programs are lifelines, helping people access

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      • 06 OCT 25
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      Hand in hand over a hot meal: Nourishing community and hope at the ASRC

      Hand in hand over a hot meal: Nourishing community and hope at the ASRC

      Hand in hand over a hot meal: Nourishing community and hope at the ASRC On World Food Day, we’re invited to reflect on how we can build a fairer food system – one where everyone has access to better food and a better future. But for many people seeking asylum in Australia, that future feels

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      • Roberta Vitiello
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      • 25 SEP 25
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      Fighting for Justice: Meet Rathy Barthlote

      Fighting for Justice: Meet Rathy Barthlote

      If you’ve been following Asylum Seeker Resource Centre’s (ASRC) advocacy – from Parliament visits to refugee-led protests and demands for justice for people seeking asylum – you will likely know the name and face of Rathy Barthlote. A tireless human rights advocate and co-founder of Refugee Women Action for Visa Equality, Rathy has become a

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      • 15 SEP 25
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      On the Road to Safety: the Story of Abbas

      On the Road to Safety: the Story of Abbas

      “Last month I received the call that I had been hoping and wishing for months would come,” says Jana Favero, Deputy CEO of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC). “Finally, after 12 years of waiting, of limbo, of family separation, trying to support himself despite being denied the right to work, Abbas was granted the

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