• ASRC Catering wins 3rd place in Ethical Enterprise Awards

    ASRC Catering wins 3rd place in Ethical Enterprise Awards

    ASRC’s longest running social enterprise, ASRC Catering recently took out third prize in Moral Fairground’s Ethical Enterprise Awards, held on 20 October 2016. The catering business which employs around 30 people seeking asylum, won $15,000 worth of mentoring an business consultation from One10. ASRC Catering was recognised for its commitment to providing social and economic

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  • Amnesty report shows Australia has turned Nauru into an open-air prison

    Amnesty report shows Australia has turned Nauru into an open-air prison

    A new report from Amnesty International has condemned Australia for turning Nauru into an open-air prison, where refugees and people seeking asylum face a cruel and elaborate system of abuse. The report, Island of Despair: Australia’s ‘processing of refugees’, is a disturbing and comprehensive expose of our government’s deliberate and systematic regime of neglect and cruelty. Based

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  • An open letter to Our Lady of Mercy College

    An open letter to Our Lady of Mercy College

    In September the ASRC received a donation of stationary from the wonderful students of Our Lady of Mercy College, as part of their Social Justice Program. This gift had a profound impact on one particular member seeking asylum. Cameron Gilbey, our Continuing Care Coordinator shares an open letter of thanks, and how this simple gesture enabled a member

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  • Community action workshops in October

    Community action workshops in October

    The ASRC Community Engagement Team is proud to be sharing our groundbreaking #WordsThatWork research and tools with you, our supporters, across Australia this month. We will be working with communities across Victoria to share tools that re-frame the national conversation and shift attitudes about the rights of people seeking asylum. Join us for a day of strategy, collaboration

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  • La Trobe Law School partners with the ASRC to run a clinic offering free legal services to people seeking asylum

    La Trobe Law School partners with the ASRC to run a clinic offering free legal services to people seeking asylum

    Law students from La Trobe University have partnered with the ASRC to launch a ‘Fast Track’ limited assistance clinic to make sure additional legal services are available to people seeking asylum. The students work under supervision of a dedicated lawyer to assist clients prepare a valid application for protection, including relevant Department of Immigration and Border

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