Tomorrow, Monday 16 June 2025, the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) is honoured to host the Yoorrook Justice Commission in Footscray as Deputy Chair, Commissioner Travis Lovett, completes the historic Walk for Truth from Portland where colonisation began to the Victorian Parliament. As an ally, the ASRC is proud to support and take action alongside the
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The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) welcomes vital funding announced in the 2025–26 Victorian State Budget, which continues the Victorian State Government’s commitment to the safety, dignity and wellbeing of people seeking asylum. For the past decade, the ASRC has been working with the Labor State Government on shared priorities of protection of social cohesion,
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Voters at this Federal election decisively rejected fear and division. The national swing against the Liberal party sent a clear message to all politicians: Australians want a politics grounded in fairness, compassion and justice — including for refugees and people seeking asylum. The Albanese Government now enters a second term with an increased mandate and a
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Voters have rejected a politics of fear and division this election. The 48th Parliament will be one of the most progressive Parliaments elected and there is an opportunity to reset how people seeking asylum are treated with a focus on fairness, safety and freedom. Attempts by the Coalition and right wing groups to fearmonger and
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The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) is disappointed by today’s High Court decision in the case of CZA19 and DBD24. The Court held that detaining people seeking asylum while their visa applications are pending is lawful in some instances, even when there is no real prospect of their removal in the foreseeable future. The ASRC’s
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