Covid-19 anxiety peaks for asylum seeker sleeping rough
January 18, 2022Arthur*, 60, has been sleeping rough in Sydney for several years while he waits for permanent protection. He’s deeply anxious… More
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January 2022 newsletter: Impact of Covid-19 outbreak | Access to RATs | Film screening
January 18, 2022The effects of the latest wave of Covid-19 have already been felt at the Asylum Seekers Centre, with increased requests… More
Vale: Philanthropist, activist and journalist Anne Coombs
January 10, 2022It is with great sadness that those of us in the Asylum Seekers Centre community mark the death of Anne… More
Stuck in transit: Aami’s poem
December 21, 2021Aami is a 19-year-old university student and poet who sought asylum in Australia with her family six years ago. Aami’s… More
Seeking asylum as a teenager: Roaa interviews Yawar
December 21, 2021Roaa, a young woman and refugee advocate interviews Yawar, who has been seeking asylum for five years. Yawar* came to… More
Mithat’s story: ‘If you give an opportunity to refugees, they can succeed’
December 21, 2021Turkish refugee Mithat came to Australia with his family ‘with nothing’ in 2017. He started a successful telecommunications company and… More
New Chair for our ASC Board
November 17, 2021At our October AGM, Betty Hounslow stepped down as the Chair of the ASC Board after three years in the… More
Q&A: What can we do to help the people of Afghanistan?
October 19, 2021Frances Rush, CEO, sat down with Dr Graham Thom, ASC board member and Amnesty International Australia’s Refugee Coordinator to share… More
Food for Friends
October 08, 2021Sangee wants to thank you, the Asylum Seekers Centre community, for supporting people seeking asylum with food by sharing her… More
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