Our new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has previously voiced serious concern about children being locked in detention. And it’s now been 10 months since his government promised to get all kids out of detention. During Children’s Week, on Thursday 29 October, we’re holding a #KidsOut Day of Solidarity where we’ll be asking the community and
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What could be more foodtastic than winning the first ever Food for Good award? By the power of food, that’s exactly what our ASRC Catering team did on Monday. Food for Good is a new award from the lovely folk at The Age Good Food Guide. The award celebrates innovation, charity and sustainability. To win
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With education comes opportunity and people seeking asylum in our community are living proof of this adage. For Tanya, who was a lawyer in Colombia, training at TAFE for an aged care qualification has made a huge difference to finding her feet in Australia. “The most important thing in my life is that I’m free,”
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Community pressure has forced the Abbott Government to give permanent protection to 12,000 people seeking asylum from the war in Syria, as well as a small humanitarian aid contribution. Australians deserve to be very proud of the way they have come together and demanded the Government show compassion to the people of Syria. It is
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