Since December 2020, community pressure has helped more than 200 people brought here for medical care from Nauru and PNG win their freedom from detention.
Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews can free refugees with a signature. Please call Minister Andrews to demand freedom for all Medevac refugees still detained here in Australia.
Join us in calling on the Government to ACT NOW to provide safe passage to those fleeing the Taliban. Read the open letter to the PM and add your name today.
Join us in calling on the Government to ACT NOW to provide safe passage to those fleeing the Taliban. Read the open letter to the PM and add your name today.
The ASRC is looking for the next generation of leaders with lived experience of seeking asylum to take part in the Community, Advocacy and Power Program 2021. Get equipped with the leadership skills necessary to become a powerful advocate for the refugee community.
Now is the time for change.
After extensive consultation with refugees and people seeking asylum, the ASRC has identified four key advocacy priorities for 2022 – 2025, including Fairness, Safety, Freedom and Refugee-led Campaigns.
No matter where we come from or how we got here, most of us want a fair go and a chance for a better life. But right now, people who came in search of safety are being denied the right to work, study or access mainstream social safety nets.
Nine years after our government forced them to brutal offshore detention centres, more than 150 refugees and people seeking asylum are still trapped in Papua New Guinea and Nauru. Writing to your local MP is a powerful way to show your support.
Breakthrough Conversations is a groundbreaking project that trains people with research-based messaging principles and proven conversational tools on how to change the hearts and minds of people who are conflicted about asylum policy.
The ASRC is looking for the next generation of leaders with lived experience of seeking asylum to take part in the the Community, Advocacy & Power Program (CAPP) 2023.
Melbourne applications are now open.
RightTrack is a community-led grassroots movement of people focused on refugee justice. We are having powerful conversations and taking local action to shift community attitudes for people seeking asylum.
Breakthrough Conversations is a groundbreaking project that trains people with research-based messaging principles and proven conversational tools on how to change the hearts and minds of people who are conflicted about asylum policy.
A digital space that puts lived experience front and centre. Articles, art and multimedia produced wholly by people from refugee backgrounds.
Celebrate our voice for freedom!
The ASRC is looking for the next generation of campaigners, organisers and leaders with lived experience of seeking asylum to take part in the Paid Internship: Advocacy and Campaigns 2021.
The Morrison Government is threatening to target and shut down charities like the ASRC that speak out on behalf of the communities we serve and represent.
Under pressure from the community, the government has released over 200 refugees from detention, but around 30 people transferred to Australia for urgent medical care are still detained without cause.
No matter where we come from or how we got here, everyone needs a safe place to call home. Sign the petition now.
Under pressure from the community, the government has released over 200 refugees from detention, but around 30 people transferred to Australia for urgent medical care are still detained without cause.
No matter where we come from or how we got here, everyone needs a safe place to call home. Sign the petition now.
The Government has announced it will provide pathways for TPV/SHEV holders and TPV/SHEV applicants to
be assessed for RoS visas. RoS visas are permanent visas that allow holders to live, work and study in Australia,
access government services such as Medicare and Centrelink, and sponsor eligible family members for
permanent residence.
Click here for Permanent Visa Pathways for TPV/SHEV Holders & Applicants Fact Sheet
The Fact Sheet is also available in: Dari – Urdu – Arabic – Tamil
⚠️ IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR OUR COMMUNITY: END OF YEAR CLOSURE ⚠️
The ASRC in Footscray and the Refugee Resource Hub in Dandenong will be closed to the public from December 22nd, 5pm to January 9th, 10am, with two exceptions:
Services available on the two open days:
If you are a donor and want to donate food or material items, please do so when we reopen on January 9th. Learn more
If you want to make a financial donation to the ASRC, please visit here.
The ASRC will return to normal operating hours (10am – 5pm, Monday to Friday) on Monday, January 9th, 2023
Need more information about services available from the ASRC or other community organisations? Please visit here.
Find this information in Urdu, Arabic, Tamil, Persian, Dari, Vietnamese
Thanks for your interest in supporting the ASRC Telethon on World Refugee Day, Monday 20th June.
Complete this form with your details and we will send you an email reminder before the event as well as alerts throughout the day when key activities happen.
Please note: all requests submitted to the Marketing Services Model will not be worked on until 1 July 2022 to allow the team space to focus on projects such as the Winter Appeal and Telethon.
You are welcome to submit requests and we’d love to support – we ask that you please supply a reasonable due date, keeping in mind we will not tend to the request until July. Thank you!
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners across Australia and pay respect to their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. We acknowledge sovereignty of the lands upon which we work and live have never been ceded.
The centre is OPEN again from Tuesday 11th – Friday 14th (10am – 5pm).
We will return to normal operating hours (10am – 5pm, Monday – Friday), from Monday 17th of January onwards.
The centre is OPEN again from Tuesday 11th – Friday 14th (10am – 5pm).
We will return to normal operating hours (10am – 5pm, Monday – Friday), from Monday 17th of January onwards.
You can see how this popup was set up in our step-by-step guide: https://wppopupmaker.com/guides/auto-opening-announcement-popups/
If you applied for a TPV or SHEV visa between 2015 and 2017 and have not already attended a Protection visa interview with the Department, please contact the ASRC urgently for legal assistance. CALL: Fast track hotline 0422035324 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm) or email legal@asrc.org.au
The application interview is your only chance to explain your case to the Department. Update your contact details with the Department to receive your Interview Invitation (the ASRC can also help you do this).
Click here to learn more (Info sheet Fast Track interviews).
Click here to read info sheet in other languages.
“I can’t erase racism by myself. It’s only if we all come together to accept that there is an issue and work together that we can make a change.”
Prudence Melom, founder and CEO of E-RACED
“Growing in a refugee camp and experiencing hardship from a young age I felt very misunderstood among my peers in Australia. Kids my age did not understand why my skin was darker, they didn’t understand why my accent was a little different and they didn’t understand why I came to Australia.
“I was inspired to start E-RACED after experiencing first hand the effects of racism in this country and the power of sharing my story to completely change people’s attitudes. Never underestimate the power of one-on-one interactions and sharing stories to change the world.”
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