The ASRC’s newly opened centre in Dandenong has completed its first English language class for 30 community-based asylum seekers. Director of the ASRC’s empowerment pillar Gavin Ackerly was part of the celebration. November 13 was Graduation Day for our very first English classes at the ASRC Dandenong. Outside it was grey, wet and bloody cold –
Read moreThe task of determining refugee status is a complex one that requires a decision-maker to have all the essential facts of the claim before they make their decision. The latest proposal by the Coalition Government to “stop the boats” is to implement a policy known as the ‘detained fast tracking’ process (DFT), which will undermine the
Read moreSpeaking points for when you meet with your MP to discuss asylum seeker policy, asking them to commit to protecting the rights of asylum seekers. Open letter to elected representatives
Read moreIn this guest post, the ASRC’s Detention Rights Advocate Pamela Curr looks at the dangerous and inhumane conditions facing pregnant asylum seekers and their children in Australian-run detention centres Pregnant and detained An unfunny thing happened two days before the Federal Election this year…. We
Read moreIn this special guest post, Lecturer in Statistics and Political Economy at the University of Melbourne Dr Mike Pottenger provides an economic analysis of the market for people smuggling between Indonesia and Australia. He explains why national policies aimed at reducing the number of boat arrivals here are unlikely to have as much impact as
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