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.
The Albanese Labor Government is rushing through knee-jerk legislation that criminalises refugees. If this bill gets through the Senate and becomes law, it could lead to refugees being banned entry to Australia or forced to return to countries where they face persecution or even death.
Please urgently email your Senators, and let them know that you don’t support the entry ban and deportation bill.
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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MEDIA RELEASE: Charities that have been keeping PNG refugees and their families alive since humanitarian support was cut off by the Australian Government in November 2023, say lives are at risk unless Labor stops dragging its feet on restoring aid and evacuating people to safety. In the past nine months, charities, individuals and refugee advocacy
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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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When I was just 14 years old, my family had to flee Iran. We came by sea and didn’t know if we would survive the journey but we took that chance to seek a safer life in Australia. For the first few years we were moved through detention centres until we were able to settle
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My name is Parisa Ramak, an Iranian-Kurdish woman who has been living in Australia for nearly 12 years. We fled Iran in 2013 when our son was just two years old, searching for safety and peace. Over these years, my family and I have strived to make meaningful contributions to the community here while enduring
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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.