Changes to Medicare, Friday 30 October 2026 What is happening? In late September, the Australian Government changed how it applies the Medicare eligibility rules for people seeking asylum. Services Australia wrote to the organisations who work with people seeking asylum to explain that because of these laws, people who have not been successful at the
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Media Release, Thursday 22 October 2026 At a time when we are seeing a rise in fear and division, one Australian business is showing what it means to welcome people seeking asylum. The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) has today unveiled a bold new brand identity, developed through a pro bono partnership with leading Australian
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Media Release, Tuesday 6 October 2026 The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre rejects the Coalition’s newly announced policy. At a time when people are struggling with soaring rents and mortgages, grocery bills and stretched essential services, the ASRC says political leaders should be focused on solutions that make life more affordable and secure, rather than blaming
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MEDIA STATEMENT Thursday 17 September 2026 Statement from Kon Karapanagiotidis, CEO and Founder, Asylum Seeker Resource Centre: Today is a dark day for multicultural Australia. Today our Government chose to turn on migrants, international students and people seeking asylum who have built lives here, contributed to this country and asked for nothing more than the
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Media Release, Friday 11 September 2026 The Albanese Government is reportedly considering preventing people from applying for protection unless they do so within the first months of arriving in Australia, potentially within as little as 30 days. The proposal, reportedly part of a broader migration package currently being negotiated with the Coalition, could lock people
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