Thousands of people seeking asylum cut from support services

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The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) is both a place and a movement. We are an independent not-for-profit organisation, whose programs support and empower people seeking asylum. As a movement, we mobilise and unite communities to create lasting social and policy change.

father and son

A family left homeless

Mohammad first applied for protection in 2009. During the primary stages of his refugee determination process he experienced high levels of depression and anxiety. Now Mohammad, his pregnant wife and two young children are facing homelessness after being cut from lifesaving income support.

ASRC community meals

Feeding the community

Over 90% of all people seeking asylum in Australia run out of food each week with no money to buy more. Everyday the ASRC Food Program is seeing more and more vulnerable people come through the doors who have no income, no work rights and no where to turn to. See what the Food Program means to our community.

mother at ASRC

Facing the health crisis

For Yasmin* facing her second pregnancy without any income or Medicare was terrifying. She couldn’t get scans, blood test and was struggling with family violence as a result of all the stress. With the help of the ASRC Yasmin finally found support. Unfortunately, her story is one of thousands.

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    • 20 NOV 25
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    Asylum Seeker Resource Centre named Diversity Council Australia’s 2025-2026 Inclusive Employer

    Asylum Seeker Resource Centre named Diversity Council Australia’s 2025-2026 Inclusive Employer

    The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) is proud to have been named on Diversity Council Australia (DCA)’s annual list of Inclusive Employers for 2025-2026. The announcement follows ASRC’s participation in the DCA and Diversity Atlas run Inclusive Employer Index, an in-depth workplace survey that measures employee diversity and inclusion experiences against the Australian workforce and

    • 10 NOV 25
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    Explosive whistleblower testimony exposes corruption, secrecy and cruelty at the heart of offshore detention

    Explosive whistleblower testimony exposes corruption, secrecy and cruelty at the heart of offshore detention

    The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) is demanding answers from the Albanese Government following explosive new whistleblower revelations aired on 60 Minutes tonight, exposing corruption, cover-ups and criminal infiltration at the heart of Australia’s offshore detention regime. A senior Home Affairs official, Dr Derek Elias, has risked jail to speak out about systemic rorting and

    • 28 OCT 25
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    MEDIA RELEASE: First deportation under multi-billion dollar Nauru deal a dark new chapter for Australia

    MEDIA RELEASE: First deportation under multi-billion dollar Nauru deal a dark new chapter for Australia

    Human rights organisations have condemned the Albanese Government’s first deportation to Nauru under its new secret offshore deal, calling it a shameful breach of Australia’s values of fairness, equality and justice. This is the first known deportation under the Government’s recently expanded Nauru regime – a secretive and multi-billion-dollar arrangement that allows people to be

    • 13 OCT 25
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    Media release: Multicultural communities back Treaty for Victoria

    Media release: Multicultural communities back Treaty for Victoria

    The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC), along with over 45 other multicultural organisations including Democracy in Colour, IndianCare, Centre for Multicultural Youth, Settlement Council of Australia and Australian Multicultural Community Services, have proudly signed a joint statement supporting Treaty in Victoria.  With the legislation for Australia’s first Treaty being debated this week in the Victorian