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Left out and missing out: Voices from the margins
Category: Download:Social Policy Reports
Around one in seven Australians who turn to welfare organisations for help lack a substantial meal at least once a day accoridng to new research released in Anti-Poverty Week (14-20 October) ... Friday, 21 March 2008Paid maternity leave battle reignited
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... countries without paid maternity leave. Australia has lacked credibility in this area for far too long. We applaud the Commission's recommendations." Mission Australia introduced nine weeks paid maternity ... Thursday, 02 October 2008Mission Australia joins industry and government at the Social Innovation Summit
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... inhibiting social innovation and social entrepreneurs in Australia are many. They include an over-dependency on government funding, complex regulation that prevents collaboration, lack of transparency, ... Friday, 26 September 2008Mission Australia's Michael Project for the homeless launched today
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... mental health and drug/alcohol use in addition to providing a cost-benefit analysis. There is a lack of hard evidence, particularly in Australia, about ‘what works’ to help people out of homelessness. ... Monday, 18 August 2008Homeless youth on the rise in Tasmania
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... each weekend. “The main issues for the young people we see are homelessness, no participation in education or employment, poor physical and mental health, family breakdown and lack of hygiene. “Alarmingly ... Thursday, 07 August 2008Homelessness among the elderly - The hidden face of Homelessness in Australia
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... homeless people – with a reported average age of death of between 42 and 52 years in Western nations. In addition they experience higher levels of illness because of a lack of adequate shelter, unsanitary ... Monday, 04 August 2008I’m experiencing difficult personal circumstances that are making it difficult for me to find work
Category: Employment Services/Job Seekers
... include: drug and alcohol issues; mental health issues; housing problems; family conflict; lack of employment experience and lack of further training/study experience. JPET assists young people to address ... Tuesday, 03 June 2008Campaign Kicks Off to Raise $100,000 for the Homeless
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... lack of understanding of homelessness is also a cause of concern. If we’re to make inroads into homelessness, we need to build better awareness of the issues at hand. “realestate.com.au’s generous support ... Thursday, 01 May 2008NSW/ACT Volunteer Opportunities
Category: Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities
... needed in the Auburn, Parramatta, Blacktown, Fairfield, Liverpool and Campbelltown areas. To volunteer with the Home Tutor service you must be able to travel to these areas. Mission Australia runs 18-hour ... Tuesday, 18 March 2008Indigenous problem gamblers need greater support
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... the lack of alternative recreational activities,” Anita said. “In other words, there aren’t the sporting facilities and social opportunities available to Indigenous people which would help divert them ... Friday, 14 March 2008New poverty research shows Australians missing out
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Around one in seven Australians who turn to welfare organisations for help lack a substantial meal at least once a day according to new research released in Anti-Poverty Week (14-20 October). The research ... Monday, 15 October 2007Australia needs national uniformity on early childhood education and support
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One of the country’s leading providers of community services to families says Australian children and their parents are being let down by a lack of uniformity in early childhood education and services ... Thursday, 27 September 2007More homeless services needed in Tasmania
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... issues they might have – a lack of a job, mental illness, drug and alcohol addiction, etc – if they don’t have a stable home.” Mr Mundy said the 2001 Census recorded 100,000 Australians are homeless ... Monday, 06 August 2007Sydney’s bed shortage crisis for homeless women
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... 600 homeless clients but has had to turn away more than 1,000 because of a lack of beds and resources. The experience of A Woman’s Place is being mirrored at other women’s crisis accommodation services ... Monday, 06 August 2007Don’t forget homeless in housing affordability debate
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... national level. “This is a black cloud hanging over a rich and lucky country,” Mr Hall said. “It’s fantastic that housing affordability is becoming a major issue in the lead-up to the federal election,” ... Monday, 06 August 2007Increased rents create greater risk of homelessness
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... about $160,000 in 2001 to $325,000 at December 31, far outstripping the increase in average household incomes. “The lack of housing affordability is definitely impacting on homeless numbers,” Lincoln ... Monday, 06 August 2007UN report on Australian housing crisis rings true
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... away because of lack of room. “The problem in Australia with housing is acute, particularly among Indigenous communities and the thousands of low-income people living in ‘housing stress’ who are spending ... Tuesday, 12 June 2007Help for workers in Gippsland's drought affected areas
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... last thing rural communities need is to lose their farm workers because of a lack of work. Drought Force makes it easier for them to stay, while helping to satisfy farmers’ workforce needs,” Mr McGauran ... Wednesday, 20 December 2006Mission Australia launches African Pathways Program in Darebin and Banyule
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... effects. Mission Australia’s African Pathway Program Coordinator, Winnie Ng’ang’a, said that these already difficult conditions are compounded by the lack of resources available within these communities ... Monday, 23 October 2006Rock Adelaide's South to 'Make Poverty History'
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... hears about the international “Make Poverty History” campaign. Organised by Mission Australia’s Reynella Enterprise & Youth Centre (REYC), the four bands - Black Knight, Big Mistake, The Kicks, ... Wednesday, 11 October 2006Music leaders and new bands unite to 'Stage Against the Machine'
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... The lineup also includes Destruction Overdrive (heavy metal), Black Knight (70s/80s rock), Something for the Pain (heavy metal), Behind Dark Glasses (heavy metal), Hair on Fire (rock), and Big Mistake ... Monday, 28 August 2006Rising Sydney Rents Lead to a Growing Number of Homeless Families in Western Sydney
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... who were homeless, or at risk of homelessness. In the previous six months, the service helped 140 families. The median weekly rent for a two bedroom dwelling in Blacktown is now around $210 – a 5% increase ... Monday, 07 August 2006Young, Financially Insecure and a Victim of Violence - The Face of Homelessness in Western Australia
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... in the face of the common perception that the average homeless person is an alcoholic male who sleeps on a park bench or in a doorway. “The general public’s lack of understanding of homelessness is a ... Monday, 07 August 2006Story on live music scene in Adelaide’s south
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... a full house of 200–plus music fans. Local dad Chris Fry has literally helped to stage the showcase event. With two sons Brad and Langley in local rock band Black Knight, he’s spent hours rebuilding ... Friday, 16 June 2006Budget looks to the future with mental health and superannuation measures
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... in rural and regional areas are acute to their situation – the isolation and a lack of support networks – and need particular focus,” Mr McClure said. Media inquiries: Paul Andrews (02) 9219 2080 or 0409 ... Thursday, 11 May 2006