Asylum Seekers Centre

our mission

To provide a welcoming environment and practical support for community based asylum seekers residing in NSW, while building community support and pursuing social justice outcomes for asylum seekers.

our vision

Asylum seekers are welcomed to Australia and afforded a dignified, meaningful and safe existence pending the fair, transparent and expeditious resolution of their claims.

our values

+ Defence of human rights + Pursuit of social justice

+ Respect + Empowerment + Integrity + Teamwork

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John Menadue AO becomes Patron of Asylum Seekers Centre of NSW

The ASC is proud to announce that John Menadue AO has agreed to become its Patron. An active and outspoken participant in the asylum seeker debate, he strongly believes that as a nation we should treat people seeking asylum with fairness, assess their claims rigorously but with compassion, and develop policies that are in the interests of all Australians.

John said that with more people being released from detention centres on bridging visas, organisations such as the ASC will be under more pressure than ever to provide them with the necessary support. “I hope that through my experience I will be able to make a contribution as Patron.”

John has a distinguished career in both the private and public sectors. He was formerly Secretary, Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs; Secretary, Prime Minister and Cabinet; Ambassador to Japan and CEO of Qantas. John was also the founding Chair of NewMatilda.com, an independent weekly online newsletter which was launched in 2004 and is currently a Board Director of the Centre for Policy Development.