The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre condemns the Australian Government’s actions to freeze the processing of protection applications and repeal complementary protection. Following the successful disallowance motion blocking TPVs, the Coalition government has launched an unprecedented attack on the rights of asylum seekers. Media Release – Retaliation for disallowance of TPVs a disgrace
Read moreThe 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
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