The potential human tragedy unfolding in our region, with some 8000 refugees stranded on boats off the coasts of Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, represents a much larger humanitarian crisis that the Australian Government cannot continue to ignore. Many of the refugees are Rohingyas from Myanmar and Bangladesh, an ethnic group considered to be one of
Read moreThe ASRC supports the call for a moratorium on the transfer of asylum seekers back to detention centres on Nauru and Manus Island where their safety is at risk. Around 200 asylum seekers from these centres are currently in Australia for critical medical treatment that isn’t available on Manus or Nauru. They are living in
Read moreDetained asylum seekers will be unfairly targeted by proposed new laws aimed at managing ex-prisoners who have been placed in detention after having their visas cancelled, ASRC CEO Kon Karapanagiotidis said today. “People who came to Australia on a range of different visas and were subsequently jailed for committing serious crimes are having their visas
Read moreOur extraordinary ambassadors the Cat Empire are calling on Melbourne to help the ASRC. Members of the band will be at 3 locations to meet and greet those donating to our foodbank and material aid program. Cat Empire are extremely passionate about the work of the ASRC. In their own word they say, “Wherever you
Read moreTomorrow, February 17, marks a year since 23-year-old Iranian asylum seeker Reza Barati was tragically murdered in an Australian-run detention centre on Manus Island. “Reza came seeking our help. Instead, he was murdered by the very people employed to protect him, funded by our Government,” ASRC CEO Kon Karapanagiotidis said today. “Reza’s friends and relatives
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