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
News & stories
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
Meet Marina: Breaking barriers for the most vulnerable
February 09, 2024Marina Camarão, an Intensive Support Caseworker at the Asylum Seekers Centre (ASC), describes herself as a problem solver, navigating through… More
Statement from the Asylum Seekers Centre on the UN resolution for a humanitarian ceasefire
December 15, 2023We welcome the Australian government’s decision to join 152 other nations in voting in favour of a humanitarian ceasefire in… More
Australian government must pay heed to Human Rights Day themes
December 11, 2023The theme for this year’s Human Rights Day was ‘Freedom, Equality and Justice for All’. And yet, right now, right… More
The transformative power of art in healing and resistance
December 11, 2023“Art is so powerful. The love and connection and kindness melts away all the anger and hatred.” It takes a… More
Statement from the Asylum Seekers Centre on the conflict in Israel and Palestine
November 29, 2023The Asylum Seekers Centre strongly condemns all forms of anti-semitism, anti-Palestinian racism, and Islamophobia. We join in calling on the… More
Stitched together
October 03, 2023The quiet in the ASC’s main hall is broken as volunteer Alice starts to pull sewing machines, fabric and yarn… More
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