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Left out and missing out: Disability and disadvantage.
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Recent research by the Social Policy Research Centre, Anglicare, Mission Australia and others has found that where there is someone in a household with a disability, poverty rates are higher and hardship ... Friday, 21 March 2008Towards new indicators of Disadvantage: Deprivation and social exclusion in Australia
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Towards new indicators of disadvantage is the major report of a project which has aimed to understand disadvantage based on the actual living standards and experiences of people in poverty. The research ... Friday, 21 March 2008Left out and missing out: Voices from the margins
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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 accoridng to new research released in Anti-Poverty Week (14-20 October) ... Friday, 21 March 2008The Towards New Indicators of Disadvantage Project
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... existing instruments (e.g. poverty lines) to better identify the extent and nature of disadvantage in Australia. ... Friday, 21 March 2008Experiencing Poverty: The Voices of Low-Income Australians
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... identification and measurement of poverty. ... Friday, 21 March 2008Experiencing Poverty
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The first results of research that aims to measure poverty in a new way were released today (Monday 6 March). The research highlights the problems facing low-income Australians who have missed out on the ... Tuesday, 18 March 2008Making university education accessible to disadvantaged Australians
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... is modelled on a successful initiative in the USA and is based on the belief that poverty is more than just exclusion from material goods – it’s also about social exclusion. Catalyst-Clemente program ... Tuesday, 05 August 2008Research and Social Policy
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Mission Australia regularly publishes snapshots, policy submissions and major reports on key social issues, including: families and children, homelessness, youth, social inclusion, poverty, employment, ... Wednesday, 19 March 2008Hear From Others Who Have Left a Bequest
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... came out of teachers’ college and we went to the kindergartens around Woolloomooloo. I saw so much poverty. I’d never seen it before. I saw six people living in a single room, struggling to make ends meet. ... Wednesday, 19 March 2008The Mission Australia Story
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... City Mission) was established, making it the second oldest charitable organisation in Queensland. In 1860, Benjamin Short, a newly arrived immigrant from England, was appalled by the poverty that existed ... 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 2007Work for dole project reconstructing history in SA
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... operates in metropolitan Adelaide and regional centres, with strong expertise particularly in dealing with homelessness, poverty, family disruption, youth issues, and drug and alcohol abuse. ... Monday, 30 April 2007University courses for disadvantaged Australians offer a path out of poverty
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... new possibilities for the future. Catalyst-Clemente is modelled on a previously successful initiative in the USA and is based on the belief that poverty is more than just exclusion from material goods ... Wednesday, 04 April 2007Rising cost of living set to increase numbers at Christmas Lunch in the Park
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... in need. Ms Paskevicius said Christmas Lunch in the Park is both an important service and a social event for families and individuals who are experiencing poverty, marriage breakdown, unemployment, drug ... Wednesday, 20 December 2006AGL stages Christmas party for struggling families
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... be a real struggle,” Mission Australia spokesman Daniel Clements said. “When you’re trying to set up a stable home for your children, and often having to deal with major challenges such as poverty, family ... Monday, 18 December 2006Australian-first study shows achievements of ground-breaking early intervention program
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... If there is upheaval during this time – particularly during the transition from preschool to school – there is a greater chance a person will experience difficulties, including poverty, unemployment and ... Thursday, 07 December 2006Roma House - A new service for homeless Queenslanders launched in Brisbane
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... dependency; and to be the victims of violence, extreme poverty, family breakdown or a combination of all of these,” Mr Hopper said. “The support on offer at Roma House will be practical, dignified, genuine ... Wednesday, 22 November 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 2006Mission Australia to open new offices in Adelaide's west
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... have dropped out of school for a host of reasons, such as family disruption, poverty, and drug and alcohol problems. The new office, at the Cheltenham Community Centre (62 Stroud Street, North Cheltenham) ... Thursday, 28 September 2006Unlimited Ways of Learning For ‘At Risk’ Students in South Australia
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Young people in South Australia who have dropped out of school for a host of reasons such as family disruption, poverty, and drug and alcohol problems will have new ways to get their lives back on track ... Wednesday, 12 July 2006New program to benefit young Indigenous from remote South Australian communities
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... 146 community services across Australia, including a range of services in SA dealing with homelessness, poverty, family disruption, youth issues, and drug and alcohol abuse. It is one of the biggest employment ... Monday, 26 June 2006