Mission Australia

1. Tackling truancy - is cutting welfare payments an effective method?
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... to award to pupils who showed the biggest attitudinal and academic change. Or in Ngukurr in the Northern Territory, where that community’s highly successful ‘no school, no swimming pool’ policy has been ...

2. AGL/Mission Australia stage christmas party for struggling families
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... afternoon. The event comes as recent research released by Mission Australia and other key community service groups showed more than a third of their clients can’t afford to provide presents for family ...

3. World Suicide Prevention Day
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... know there are family, friends and organisations out there to help. “Our survey showed that 76.3% of respondents felt they had adequate information on these issues, and knew who to turn to for help – ...

4. Youth Survey uncovers the differences between young Victorians living in Melboune and rural areas
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... (22.6% to 28.8% in Melbourne). Mission Australia’s spokesperson, Anne Hampshire, said the differences identified in the survey showed young Victorians were confronting issues in different ways. ...

5. Youth Survey uncovers the differences between young Queenslanders living in Brisbane and rural areas
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...  Those living outside Brisbane showed higher rates of turning to friends, parents and relatives Respondents living outside Brisbane had significantly higher rates of involvement in sports and ...

6. Youth Survey uncovers the differences between young West Australians living in Perth and rural areas
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... identified in the survey showed young West Australians were confronting issues in different ways. “Firstly, we need to stress that our survey showed that there are many similarities between what young ...

7. Youth Survey uncovers the differences between young Tasmanians living in Hobart and rural areas
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... showed young Tasmanians were confronting issues in different ways. “Firstly, we need to stress that our survey showed that there are many similarities between what young Tasmanians in rural/regional ...