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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Media Release, Thursday 4 June 2026 Following today’s revelations that people overseeing Nauru deportations have made serious threats of physical violence against migrants and refugees, the Albanese Government must immediately halt all deportations and end its deal with Nauru, which threatens the lives and safety of hundreds. Earlier today, Andrew Wilkie MP read a statement
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Media Release, Thursday 14 May 2026 The Coalition’s latest migration announcement is the clearest sign yet that it has abandoned migrants, lurching from one anti-migrant and refugee policy to the next in a desperate attempt to chase votes with dog whistles, fear and division. When political leaders use refugees and migrants as scapegoats, it has
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Media Release, Tuesday 12 May 2026 The Albanese Government has allowed spending on offshore detention to blow out by almost $400 million, with the total cost approaching a staggering $1 billion this financial year, while once again failing to deliver meaningful support for refugees and people seeking asylum. Despite the enormous increase in spending on
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Media Release, Tuesday 5 May 2026 Evidence given to a Senate inquiry this morning has exposed allegations of grooming and sexual exploitation of women and children by guards working under Australian government contracts in offshore detention on Nauru, with a person previously detained offshore in Nauru describing a system where those meant to protect people
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