Some highlights from Thouraya's social media take over last Monday.💙 Tune in on our Facebook and Instagram stories for more inspiring insights from our #RefugeeWeek participants. Charles is live today. Abang on Friday!

This #RefugeeWeek, and every day, we celebrate the strength that comes from diverse voices and shared humanity. Thank you to Abang, Charles, and Thouraya for sharing what it means to find freedom through community. #AsylumSeekersCentre

“They are not looking for charity — people seeking asylum are driven by a desire to become self-reliant & build a better future for themselves and their families.” shares Ravi Prasad of Parliament on King Read more on our blog: Empowerment on the menu✊ asylumseekerscentre.org.au/empowerment-on…

This NAIDOC Week, we honour The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy. At the Asylum Seekers Centre, we stand in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people—celebrating their leadership, strength and stories. #NAIDOCWeek #NAIDOC2025

At the Asylum Seekers Centre, we’re shaping fairer systems — from frontline services to systemic advocacy. Our newsletter is built for everyone who cares about justice, compassion, and welcome. Insightful, practical, and deeply human. Subscribe now: 👉 loom.ly/bKflygM

The Asylum Seekers Centre is delighted to announce the appointment of Elijah Buol OAM as its new CEO. Read more about Elijah and his appointment on our blog: loom.ly/m0d0LGM

Elijah Buol OAM officially joins the Asylum Seekers Centre on 1 August and undertakes a handover period with outgoing CEO Frances Rush OAM. hubs.li/Q03y99-n0

In a time when anti-immigration rhetoric is getting louder, this is the kind of message we need to hold onto. One of our supporters shared this to our community — and it’s a reminder to stand on the side of welcome. We are all from somewhere.

People seeking asylum are disproportionately at risk of homelessness and at risk of being left behind. This is a growing crisis that can no longer be ignored. Thank you Jenny Leong MP 梁珍妮, our local Newtown MP, for your advocacy and for highlighting this urgent issue in Parliament.

Just appalling , immigration detention should only ever be used as a last resort, for the shortest possible time and for clearly defined reasons, Australia's mandatory visa cancellation laws makes mistakes like these possible Refugee Council of Australia theguardian.com/australia-news…

Great to host our friends Jana and Ogy from @asrc1 at the ASC to meet our new CEO Elijah and discuss our joint advocacy for people seeking asylum. #SectorPartner #RefugeeRights #Collaboration

Labor's new anti-fairness bill is failing human rights and our nation's cornerstones of fairness, justice, and equity, writes Elijah Buol OAM via Guardian Australia theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

The government tried to shut us out, but grateful to David Shoebridge for representing the serious concerns of the community. Read the submission we weren't permitted to submit ourselves: loom.ly/sFtqGJ8

Mohammad, who has been held on Nauru for over a year, says "our situation here is very, very hard... people are sick, people are distressed because we don't know what our future will be, what will happen to our lives". This is the human cost of policy. loom.ly/AeOK1go

Thank you again @davidshoebridge for representing the serious concerns of the community.

The Albanese government's Anti-Fairness Bill, which will pave the way for mass deportations, has passed the Senate. We are devastated and in disbelief. loom.ly/2v-GSD8

Here at the Asylum Seekers Centre we will make our voices louder and refuse to be sidelined in shaping Australia’s human rights agenda - with you by our side. Stand with us for people seeking asylum. 👉 asylumseekerscentre.org.au/donate