Media Release, Monday 20 July 2026 Thirteen years after Australia reintroduced offshore processing on Nauru, almost every person seeking asylum interviewed by the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) said they cannot afford enough food, despite Australia spending nearly $1 billion on offshore detention in the last financial year. The shocking findings come as the 19th
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Media Release, Thursday 2 July 2026 Today, the Senate Inquiry into Australia’s offshore processing and resettlement arrangements has failed to deliver the truth, accountability and action needed after more than a decade of cruelty, corruption and secrecy. The Inquiry heard powerful new evidence from courageous whistleblowers and people who have survived Australia’s offshore detention regime.
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Media Release, Wednesday 24 June 2026 A new United Nations report has confirmed that under international law, Australia cannot avoid legal responsibility for the people it sends offshore by outsourcing its obligations to Nauru, private contractors or international organisations. The report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants states that governments
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Media Release, Wednesday 10 June 2026 The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre has welcomed today’s High Court decision in Abdel-Hady v Commonwealth of Australia, saying it is a significant outcome for people who have been unlawfully detained and are still living with the consequences of Australia’s harmful immigration detention regime. The High Court today rejected the
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Amyl and the Sniffers, Clare Bowditch, Paul Dempsey, Lizzy Hoo, Tom Ballard, Leila Gurruwiwi, lehmo, Tarang Chawla, and more come together around countless stories to raise funds for World Refugee Day Telethon, powered by the ASRC Melbourne, AUSTRALIA: This World Refugee Day, the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) is celebrating “25 years. Countless Stories. One
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