Today the world commemorates the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly on 10 December 1948. Adopted in the aftermath of World War II, this declaration marked the first time nations collectively committed to universally protect the inalienable rights of every human being, regardless of race,
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Every day at the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC), we see how safety begins in the small things: a warm meal, familiar staples, the right medication, a conversation in one’s own language or a door opened to someone with nowhere to go. These are all foundations that help people seeking asylum rebuild their confidence and
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Each year on International Volunteers Day, we pause to honour the extraordinary people who make the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre a place of dignity, hope and welcome. Our volunteers bring compassion to life – greeting people with warmth, serving meals with care, offering specialised skills and showing up, day after day, to stand with refugees
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The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) is proud to have been named on Diversity Council Australia (DCA)’s annual list of Inclusive Employers for 2025-2026. The announcement follows ASRC’s participation in the DCA and Diversity Atlas run Inclusive Employer Index, an in-depth workplace survey that measures employee diversity and inclusion experiences against the Australian workforce and
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As part of our End of Year Appeal, we’re sharing how the ASRC’s wrap-around support helps people seeking asylum move from surviving to thriving. Fatima* arrived in Australia on a tourist visa from Iran, with her husband, her three-year-old daughter, and expecting another child. As her husband’s behaviour became increasingly violent and coercive, Fatima made
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