MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday, 24th March Iranian refugees have this morning joined crossbench MPs and the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre at Parliament House, calling on the Albanese Government to finally grant them and their families permanent protection after more than eight years living in the Australian community. Having seen the swift protection the Albanese Government provided
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The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) has today launched a 7-day critical appeal to raise $220,000 to fund a national research and community mobilisation project to counter the growing rise of racism and anti-migrant narratives in Australia. The appeal comes amid increasing concern about the normalisation of language that dehumanises migrants, refugees, people seeking asylum
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The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) welcomes today’s High Court decision striking down the Federal Government’s use of punitive monitoring and control conditions on people living in the community on bridging visas. This is a critical affirmation of the rule of law and the constitutional limits on executive power, impacting on some of the refugees
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MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday 10th March The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) is appalled at the Government’s new Migration Amendment (2026 Measures No.1) Bill 2026, which aims to prevent people fleeing to Australia from places like Iran and Lebanon, even when they already hold a temporary visa allowing them to enter. This comes on the same
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In a city built on food and culture, Melbourne is setting a longer table for refugees As public debate around migration continues to harden, Melbourne is responding in its own language: food, culture and shared experience. On Tuesday 25 March 2026, the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) will host A Longer Table, a one-night-only long-table
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 2026 As national debate about migration and belonging intensifies, communities across Australia are responding not with fear, but with food. This week the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) launched Feast for Freedom 2026, inviting people around the country to host shared meals that celebrate refugee cultures and raise vital funds for
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