Photos from the ASC’s 2024 community Iftar dinner
April 24, 2024On Thursday 4 April, the Asylum Seekers Centre, together with Galaxy Foundation hosted an Iftar dinner in Auburn for members… More
News & stories
The ASC’s submission to the Cost of Living inquiry
April 19, 2024The ASC is pleased to submit to the Select Committee on the Cost of Living and highlight the impact of… More
The ASC’s submission to the inquiry into Labor’s draconian deportation bill
April 17, 2024The Asylum Seekers Centre (ASC), established in 1993, provides practical help for people seeking asylum in New South Wales and… More
Boston students reflect on their ASC adventure
April 08, 2024Boston University students Kinsley Grant and Marjories Vasquez’s experience volunteering at the ASC as part of an international work placement… More
Statement from the Asylum Seekers Centre on the cancellation of Palestinian visas
March 14, 2024Statement from Asylum Seekers Centre CEO Frances Rush OAM on reports that Palestinians fleeing the war in Gaza had their… More
Women are the fabric of our community
March 08, 2024As today is International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating the women in our community by highlighting one of the wonderful initiatives… More
Celebrating women in the Asylum Seekers Centre community
March 07, 2024Women in our community face extensive and often prolonged hardship seeking asylum in Australia. Yet despite unimaginable trauma and against… More
People seeking asylum in Australia shouldn’t have to trade danger for degradation
March 07, 2024It would be easy, reading the political reaction to the news that more than 40 people seeking asylum have been taken… More
A safe haven for those fleeing danger
February 13, 2024For more than 30 years, the Asylum Seekers Centre in the heart of Newtown has provided a warm welcome and… More
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