Asylum Seeker Resource Centre blog

    • 11 AUG 26
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    Don’t Let Fear Win: Help us Protect Work and Appeal Rights for People Seeking Asylum

    Don’t Let Fear Win: Help us Protect Work and Appeal Rights for People Seeking Asylum

    The Albanese Government is reportedly considering changes that could strip away work and appeal rights from people seeking asylum and some migrant families. The Government hasn’t announced anything formally yet, so we still have time to change course. Our message to Labor is simple: don’t follow One Nation down the path of fear and division.

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    • 16 JUL 26
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    Community Comes Together in a String of ASRC Food Drives

    Community Comes Together in a String of ASRC Food Drives

    When the ASRC Food Drive in Coburg happened to fall on the same day as the iconic Reclink Community Cup, one of our supporters didn’t wait to be asked. They organised an ASRC donation bin right at the footy, and by the end of the day two Melbourne institutions were quietly working toward the same

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    • 26 JUN 26
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    Target Reached at World Refugee Day Telethon

    Target Reached at World Refugee Day Telethon

    Because of you, we did it. Together, the ASRC community raised an extraordinary $1,593,789.41 during this year’s ASRC Telethon, reaching our $1.5 million target. But this incredible total represents far more than just a financial result. It arrived at the end of a challenging week for our community, a week where fear, division and scapegoating

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    • 23 JUN 26
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    Abdel-Hady v Commonwealth of Australia

    Abdel-Hady v Commonwealth of Australia

    On 10 June 2026, the High Court handed down the decision of Abdel-Hady v Commonwealth of Australia [2026] HCA 17. It is an important decision that leaves the Commonwealth open to tort and damages claims from people who have been indefinitely and unlawful detained in onshore immigration detention.  Background  Abdel-Hady is an unlawful non-citizen who

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