Mission Australia

1. Our Response to the Commonwealth Gov Discussion Paper - Increasing Indigenous Economic Opportunity
(Document Downloads)

Mission Australia strongly supports the Commonwealth Government’s major focus on the wellbeing of aboriginal Australians. To impact upon aboriginal economic participation positively and sustainably, Mission ...

2. Our Response to House of Representatives Standing Committee on Education and Training Inquiry
(Document Downloads)

Mission Australia welcomes the Inquiry into successful youth transitions. Any efforts to enhance the successful transition of disadvantaged young people need to include integrated and holistic responses ...

3. Working for renewal
(Document Downloads)

An evaluation of Mission Australia’s UREEP a social enterprise and transitional labour market program ...

4. We must act now to save a lost generation
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... to protect the identity of the client 1 ABS Labour Force, December 2009 2 The Hon Julia Gillard MP. RMIT speech. March 2009 3 The Hon Julia Gillard MP. Address to the Sydney Institute. 19 February 2009 ...

5. New report shows groundbreaking homeless service is a success
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Newstart Allowance - 58% down to 48% - and an increase in the proportion whose income came from wages/salary - from 7% to 14%. 48% of MAC clients weren't in the labour force before coming to the service, ...

6. I’m experiencing difficult personal circumstances that are making it difficult for me to find work
(Employment Services/Job Seekers)

... and further education or training. The training provided through the Access Programme is nationally recognised under the Australian Quality Training Framework, is based on labour market needs, and is linked ...

7. NSW/ACT Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... goods 5. Volunteers to work in retail 6. Upholsters to assist with cleaning/repairing office furniture 7. Sewers/dressmakers/knitters 8. Researchers 9. Carpenters 10. General Labourers ...

8. TAS Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... to enable them to participate more effectively in training, the labour force and society. If you see a specific need for this in your local area, please call Jenni Anderson on 03 6334 8506 to discuss ...

9. Social enterprise restaurant to provide training for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal young people
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... restaurant with a transitional labour market program designed to empower disadvantaged young people to develop professional and life skills to transition into a successful career in hospitality...  ...

10. Mission Australia: tragedy if housing element of stimulus package not passed
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... be partly aimed at labour market transition program’s like Mission Australia’s Urban Renewal in Melbourne. The program makes low-income households energy- and water-efficient at the same time as providing ...

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

... international research and analysis. “One of the key findings of the Strategy is that if young people are unable to make an initial transition to the labour market smoothly, it’s likely they will continue ...

12. Help for workers in Gippsland's drought affected areas
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... the pool of farm labour from moving away from the region. Sue Boulter, Services Manager for Mission Australia in Sale, said the initiative would not only help drought affected communities put food on ...

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

... are a range of programs from federal and state/territory governments, the approach is quite fragmented, particularly for those who are most marginalised. “Young people furthest away from the labour market ...

14. Training program aimed at skills shortages in Port Augusta/Whyalla Region
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... with local employers who have suffered from the drain of skilled labour to mine sites in the north of the State. Under the two week course conducted through the Civil Skills and Technology Centre, the ...