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- 25 JUL 26
MEDIA RELEASE: Labor urged to tap overlooked talent pool as nearly 15,000 people seeking asylum remain locked out of work
Media Release, Saturday 25 July 2026 As the Australian Labor Party gathers for its National Conference today, actors from business, unions, and the human rights community have come together to urge the Albanese Government to allow people seeking asylum to fill workforce gaps, creating value for employers, strengthening the workforce, and enabling people seeking asylum
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- 20 JUL 26
MEDIA RELEASE: 99% of people seeking asylum Australia has transferred to Nauru are not able to access enough food
Media Release, Monday 20 July 2026 Thirteen years after Australia reintroduced offshore processing on Nauru, almost every person seeking asylum interviewed by the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) said they cannot afford enough food, despite Australia spending nearly $1 billion on offshore detention in the last financial year. The shocking findings come as the 19th
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- 02 JUL 26
MEDIA RELEASE: Offshore Inquiry adds to evidence of the harm caused by offshore detention, but leaves secrets buried
Media Release, Thursday 2 July 2026 Today, the Senate Inquiry into Australia’s offshore processing and resettlement arrangements has failed to deliver the truth, accountability and action needed after more than a decade of cruelty, corruption and secrecy. The Inquiry heard powerful new evidence from courageous whistleblowers and people who have survived Australia’s offshore detention regime.
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- 24 JUN 26
MEDIA RELEASE: Scathing UN report confirms Australia cannot outsource responsibility for offshore detention
Media Release, Wednesday 24 June 2026 A new United Nations report has confirmed that under international law, Australia cannot avoid legal responsibility for the people it sends offshore by outsourcing its obligations to Nauru, private contractors or international organisations. The report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants states that governments
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- 11 JUN 26
MEDIA RELEASE: High Court decision paves way for justice for people harmed by indefinite immigration detention
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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- 10 JUN 26
Asylum Seeker Resource Centre marks 25 years and 1 million refugee stories with World Refugee Day Telethon
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: Labor urged to tap overlooked talent pool as nearly 15,000 people seeking asylum remain locked out of work

MEDIA RELEASE: 99% of people seeking asylum Australia has transferred to Nauru are not able to access enough food

MEDIA RELEASE: Offshore Inquiry adds to evidence of the harm caused by offshore detention, but leaves secrets buried

MEDIA RELEASE: Scathing UN report confirms Australia cannot outsource responsibility for offshore detention

MEDIA RELEASE: High Court decision paves way for justice for people harmed by indefinite immigration detention

Asylum Seeker Resource Centre marks 25 years and 1 million refugee stories with World Refugee Day Telethon

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MEDIA RELEASE: Labor urged to tap overlooked talent pool as nearly 15,000 people seeking asylum remain locked out of work

MEDIA RELEASE: 99% of people seeking asylum Australia has transferred to Nauru are not able to access enough food

MEDIA RELEASE: Offshore Inquiry adds to evidence of the harm caused by offshore detention, but leaves secrets buried

MEDIA RELEASE: Scathing UN report confirms Australia cannot outsource responsibility for offshore detention

MEDIA RELEASE: High Court decision paves way for justice for people harmed by indefinite immigration detention

Asylum Seeker Resource Centre marks 25 years and 1 million refugee stories with World Refugee Day Telethon

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