At a time of intense stress for people seeking asylum, there is no better reason to come together and celebrate and support our community than World Refugee Day. To mark the occasion we are excited to host our annual ASRC Telethon – a huge day filled with celebration, shared stories and the gathering of community
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By Kon Karapanagiotidis When it comes to how we respond to the mistreatment of people seeking asylum by the Turnbull Government, despair is not a strategy. This is what I keep telling people. Hope is. Guilt and shame are not a solution or a way forward. Love and community is. It’s what I was banking
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Behrouz Boochani’s statement Sadly this morning a Rohingya refugee died in Manus. This man was around 40 years old and was suffering from sever physical illness for a long time. Two years ago immigration sent him to Australia to receive medical treatment but after a while they exiled him back to Manus again without any
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The next wave of around 90 people seeking asylum living in our communities are being called for appointments by the Minister to quickly be put on Bridging E Visas and cut off from income support. This group includes families with dependents such as children and elderly parents. Some are currently in community detention, receiving 60%
Read more For many people seeking asylum, keeping food on the table is getting harder and harder. Everyday the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre is seeing more and more vulnerable people come through the doors who have no income, no work rights and no where to turn to. Over 90% of all people seeking asylum in Australia
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