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    • 25 JUN 23
    Refugees evacuated from Nauru after a decade, 80 people remain in PNG

    Refugees evacuated from Nauru after a decade, 80 people remain in PNG

    Media Release 25 June 2023 The last refugee held on Nauru to be evacuated to Australia after 10 years arrived last night, in a welcome and long overdue move for refugees. However, around 80 people still held in Papua New Guinea need urgent evacuation. This is a testament to a decade of powerful resistance from

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    • 15 JUN 23
    Be A Force for Change with Refugees at the World Refugee Day Telethon

    Be A Force for Change with Refugees at the World Refugee Day Telethon

    Media Release 15 June 2023 The ASRC [Asylum Seeker Resource Centre] is calling on the community to show their support for refugees and people seeking asylum with a donation to the 8th annual World Refugee Day Telethon, powered by the ASRC, Tuesday 20th June 2023.  The World Refugee Day Telethon is a chance for the

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    • 10 MAY 23
    The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre’s response to the 2023-24 Federal Budget: Small changes, but a cruel system remains

    The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre’s response to the 2023-24 Federal Budget: Small changes, but a cruel system remains

    Media Release 10 May 2023 The Albanese Government has introduced some much-needed targeted support in the Federal Budget for people seeking asylum and refugees. But the budget has maintained a deeply unfair, unjust and unequal system that excludes people in the community from accessing their basic rights. After two years, the lack of any rise

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    • 27 APR 23
    Migration review fails to address the harmful system people seeking asylum are subject to

    Migration review fails to address the harmful system people seeking asylum are subject to

    Media Release 27 April 2023 The “Review of the Migration System” report, released today, has overlooked the urgent changes needed to ensure a fair and effective humanitarian visa system for people seeking asylum and refugees. Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil’s speech today at the National Press Club on a new migration system for Australia’s future

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    • 21 APR 23
    Vital Support For The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre from the State Government

    Vital Support For The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre from the State Government

    Friday, 21 April 2023 At a visit to our Centre today, Victorian Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Colin Brooks, announced a one-off grant of $500,000 to support the ASRC and its frontline staff to continue to provide a range of critical services for vulnerable communities in Victoria, including food relief, legal advice and representation, and social

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    • 19 APR 23
    A Message To Our Community | ASRC Statement

    A Message To Our Community | ASRC Statement

    Dear Community, The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) is committed to our future as a strong, impactful and independent human rights organisation that continues to create a fairer and more welcoming Australia together with people seeking asylum. Our purpose and the rights and needs of people seeking asylum will continue to be our primary focus

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