Mission Australia

1. Mission Australia welcomes Employment Service changes
(News/Media Releases Archive)

Mission Australia – one of the country’s largest providers of Job Network and other complementary employment programs – has welcomed the Rudd Government’s announcement that it will make a range of changes ...

2. Tackling truancy - is cutting welfare payments an effective method?
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... also provide a support role for Aboriginal students and influence changes to curriculum and teaching methods. Curriculum that engages Aboriginal children because it teaches them the essentials in a way ...

3. Disability changes must go further
(News/Media Releases Archive)

Changes to the Disability Support Pension (DSP) announced by the Federal Government on Monday are a good first step in encouraging recipients back into the workforce…but there’s still a long way to go. ...

4. Flexible Job Network will help disadvantaged job seekers
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... boom. Mission Australia’s CEO, Toby Hall said that the organisation was pleased the Government had taken on so many of its recommendations for changes to employment and training services and has put ...

5. The Viertel Charitable Foundation
(Philanthropy/Our Personal and Family Philanthropists)

... principals, Pathways workers, extended families, friends, and other service providers. The outcomes are recorded to track the changes and improvements that occur for the children and their family throughout ...

6. Making or Changing Your Will
(Donations/Bequests)

... or percentage bequest. This means that your bequest will grow along with the value of your estate. Because your Will is a legal document, we advise that you speak to a Solicitor about making changes to ...

7. Community Services in Western Australia
(Community Services/Community Services by State)

... tenants who are experiencing difficulties maintaining their tenancy. The program aims to assist individuals and families to make positive changes in their lives. The Youth Accommodation Support Service ...

8. Community Services in Queensland
(Community Services/Community Services by State)

... Circuit Breaker is a free, mobile prevention and early intervention service based in Brisbane’s northern suburbs. It supports families with children aged 9-17 and helps them make positive changes in their ...

9. Combating youth unemployment rates in Tasmania
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... unemployment rates remained unacceptably high because of changes in full and part time work, the disappearance of unskilled job opportunities; changes in education retention rates; a breakdown in the traditional ...

10. New blueprint to tackle causes of Australia’s youth unemployment problem
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... of changes in full and part time work; the disappearance of unskilled job opportunities; changes in educational retention rates; a breakdown in the traditional pathways for young people transitioning to ...

11. The main concerns of young Australians: National Survey
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... concerned about body image. According to Mission Australia’s spokesperson, Anne Hampshire, changes in the 2006 survey reveal young people are confronting a broader and more complex range of issues. ...

12. Budget looks to the future with mental health and superannuation measures
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... right direction. I’m encouraged by what I see in this Budget. “The superannuation changes are also welcome, particularly in so far as they will alleviate some of the burden on the income support system ...