‘Cruelty codified’: Albanese government passes trio of brutal migration bills

November 28, 2024

This trio of legislation is cruelty codified. In passing these bills, the government has added another sad chapter to our… More

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Media release: Open letter urges Government to resolve Fast Track failures after 100 days of refugee-led protests

October 22, 2024

MEDIA RELEASE 22 October 2024 Seventy-five prominent refugee, legal, human rights and faith-based organisations have united in an open letter… More

NSW Budget 2024 once again leaves people seeking asylum behind

June 18, 2024

The New South Wales government has unveiled its 2024-25 Budget, with a significant focus on the state’s housing crisis and… More

Statement from the Asylum Seekers Centre on the escalating assault on Rafah

May 08, 2024

The Asylum Seekers Centre is deeply concerned by the escalating assault on Rafah, which follows an already shocking loss of… More

Statement from the Asylum Seekers Centre on the cancellation of Palestinian visas

Statement from the Asylum Seekers Centre on the cancellation of Palestinian visas

March 14, 2024

Statement from Asylum Seekers Centre CEO Frances Rush OAM on reports that Palestinians fleeing the war in Gaza had their… More

Statement from the Asylum Seekers Centre on the UN resolution for a humanitarian ceasefire

December 15, 2023

We welcome the Australian government’s decision to join 152 other nations in voting in favour of a humanitarian ceasefire in… More

Statement from the Asylum Seekers Centre on the conflict in Israel and Palestine

November 29, 2023

The Asylum Seekers Centre strongly condemns all forms of anti-semitism, anti-Palestinian racism, and Islamophobia. We join in calling on the… More

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Budget cuts will deepen worsening crisis for people seeking asylum

October 07, 2020

The Asylum Seekers Centre and other refugee organisations have condemned the federal government’s decision to slash support to people seeking… More

Media Release: ASC joins call on PM to ensure Nobody Left Behind

May 04, 2020

MEDIA RELEASE  Monday 4 May, 2020 The Asylum Seekers Centre has joined a call from over 180 civil society organisations… More