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    • 20 NOV 25
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    Asylum Seeker Resource Centre named Diversity Council Australia’s 2025-2026 Inclusive Employer

    Asylum Seeker Resource Centre named Diversity Council Australia’s 2025-2026 Inclusive Employer

    The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) is proud to have been named on Diversity Council Australia (DCA)’s annual list of Inclusive Employers for 2025-2026. The announcement follows ASRC’s participation in the DCA and Diversity Atlas run Inclusive Employer Index, an in-depth workplace survey that measures employee diversity and inclusion experiences against the Australian workforce and

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    • 20 NOV 25
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    Rebuilding in Safety: A Mother’s Journey Through the ASRC’s Wrap-Around Support

    Rebuilding in Safety: A Mother’s Journey Through the ASRC’s Wrap-Around Support

    As part of our End of Year Appeal, we’re sharing how the ASRC’s wrap-around support helps people seeking asylum move from surviving to thriving. Fatima* arrived in Australia on a tourist visa from Iran, with her husband, her three-year-old daughter, and expecting another child. As her husband’s behaviour became increasingly violent and coercive, Fatima made

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    • 18 NOV 25
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    Defending Dignity: Marking Transgender Day of Remembrance

    Defending Dignity: Marking Transgender Day of Remembrance

    On 20 November, the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) stands in solidarity with trans and gender-diverse communities to mark Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR) – a day to honour the lives lost to anti-trans violence and to reaffirm our shared commitment to justice and safety for all. First observed in 1999, TDoR was founded to

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    • 13 NOV 25
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    Riding for Kindness: How Two Volunteers Turned Compassion into Action

    Riding for Kindness: How Two Volunteers Turned Compassion into Action

    This World Kindness Day, we’re celebrating two ASRC volunteers whose compassion goes the distance – literally. Long-serving volunteers Andrew Trembath and Mike Scheidlinger recently took on an incredible 80km ride from Lilydale to Warburton and back, combining their love of cycling with a shared commitment to kindness, community and giving back. Their ride was held

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