The strength and power of the ASRC is found in our people, and volunteers are the lifeblood of our organisation. Without them, the ASRC would cease to exist. National Volunteer Week is Australia’s largest annual celebration of volunteering and is held on 20-26 May 2024. This special event provides an opportunity to highlight the important
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May 17 is IDAHOBIT – the International Day Against LGBTQIA+ Discrimination. The date marks the anniversary of May 17, 1990, when the World Health Organisation removed homosexuality from the Classification of Diseases. Sadly, after more than three decades, LGBTQIA+ communities still face discrimination. LGBTQIA+ refugees and people seeking asylum deserve to live a life free
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With no foreseeable end to the cost of living crisis and the increased rate of illness and vulnerability during these cold months, the ASRC is deeply concerned about its community this season. As we are all too familiar, families who have already been deeply affected by the challenges of no work rights or income face
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What is the Bill about? On 26 March 2024, the Government introduced a Bill which provides the Minister for Immigration with new powers to force a person to cooperate with being deported from Australia. The Bill also allows the Minister for Immigration to prevent people from certain countries from entering Australia. The Bill has not
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Today is International Women’s Day, a time to reflect on the achievements women around the world have attained in more than a century fighting for their rights. On top of this, the ASRC team is also conscious of the multiple challenges refugee women and those seeking asylum are still facing worldwide and, particularly in Australia.
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