Asylum Seeker Resource Centre blog

Bahaa Dabbagh: Building belonging, one laugh at a time

Bahaa Dabbagh, one of our World Refugee Day Telethon heroes, is a Syrian comedian, cook and community storyteller whose work celebrates the richness of Syrian culture and the power of laughter, food and belonging. Born in Saudi Arabia and raised in Aleppo, Bahaa fled the Syrian war in 2015, spending six years in Turkey before

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Frida Umuhoza: A story of survival, resilience and community

Frida Umuhoza is one of the heroes of the World Refugee Day Telethon, powered by the ASRC, this June 20. Frida’s journey is one of survival, resilience and the power of community, embodying this year’s World Refugee Day theme: Finding Freedom: Diversity in Community, and highlighting the strength of refugees in rebuilding their lives shatteredRead more

Join Us for the 10th Annual World Refugee Day Telethon

The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) is calling on Australians to stand with refugees and people seeking asylum this World Refugee Day, and take part in its 10th annual World Refugee Day Telethon on Friday, June 20, 2025. This year’s annual ASRC Telethon will feature exclusive live announcements of five $5,000 donations awarded to refugee-led

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Mental Health – The Hidden Toll of Past Trauma and Living in Limbo

Two weeks ago, we shared the story of Yasmin, this year’s focus of our Winter Appeal. The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) stepped in to support Yasmin with essentials like food and emergency housing. But it was meeting the nurses at our Health Clinic that proved to be a turning point for Yasmin. A doctor

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