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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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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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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“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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