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Mission Australia helping families cut energy bills to prevent poverty spiral
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... budgeting,” Ms Mirra says. “Follow-up contact to compare energy bills to the previous 12 months indicates that households significantly reduce their energy use, with bill savings of up to $200 a quarter. ... Wednesday, 15 October 2008Mission Australia joins industry and government at the Social Innovation Summit
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... approach that is often employed. Significantly, these success stories are based on collaboration between the business, government and not-for-profit sectors, with strong community consultation and local ... Friday, 26 September 2008Disability changes must go further
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... been that, in doing so, they would be placed on the Newstart Allowance... ...the main level of income support for jobseekers. The problem is that Newstart pays significantly less than the DSP and ... Wednesday, 23 July 2008Young Australians wanted for national survey
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... next top concern at 29.3 per cent while coping with stress came in third at 26.9 per cent. “Significantly, concern among young Australians about their body image rose since the 2006 survey, when it finished ... Monday, 16 June 2008Program wins crime prevention award
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... Violence Prevention Awards. The Awards, to be presented at Parliament House on 6 March, recognise programs that have significantly contributed to the reduction of crime and violence in the community. ... Tuesday, 26 February 2008Experiences of young homeless people make for a surprise
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... indicating it was a major issue (compared to 28% for those in stable housing). ‘Sexuality’ was of concern to a significantly higher proportion of homeless young people than those in stable accommodation ... Monday, 06 August 2007Growing numbers of grandparent-carers evidence of emerging social phenomenon
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... carers of the grandkids. These grandparents look after more than 31,000 children,” said Ms Hampshire. “We believe these figures significantly underestimate the true picture out there, and as a result, ... Tuesday, 17 July 2007Tasmanian youth wanted for national youth survey
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... respondents highly valued getting a job compared to 20.3% nationally. A much higher proportion of males than females is significantly concerned about alcohol and other drugs – 36.6% compared to 28.4%. ... Monday, 07 May 2007University courses for disadvantaged Australians offer a path out of poverty
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... significantly leveraged, with the program’s impact being achieved in a very cost effective way. “We’re very optimistic about the program’s future. Catalyst-Clemente will soon be available in Perth through ... Wednesday, 04 April 2007Australian-first study shows achievements of ground-breaking early intervention program
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... and domestic violence. Inala also has a significantly high population of non-English speakers, which is a particular challenge for young children entering school.” Griffith University’s Professor Ross ... Thursday, 07 December 2006The main concerns of young Australians: National Survey
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... 30% of males, compared with around 14% of females, valued getting a job highly. Much higher proportion of males than females are significantly concerned about alcohol and other drugs – 34.2% compared ... Wednesday, 25 October 2006Youth 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 ... Monday, 17 July 2006Youth Survey uncovers the differences between young Tasmanians living in Hobart and rural areas
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... of those in Hobart and 34.4 per cent of those from the rest of the State. Non-Hobart residents had significantly higher rates of involvement in clubs/youth groups (39.8 per cent compared to 24.7 ... Thursday, 06 July 2006