Changes to Medicare What is happening? In late September, the Australian Government changed how it applies the Medicare eligibility rules for people seeking asylum. Services Australia wrote to the organisations who work with people seeking asylum to explain that because of these laws, people who have not been successful at the Administrative Review Tribunal will
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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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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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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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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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