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1. Thanks to the men from The Michael Project for sharing their stories
(Daily News/Blog)

... the better of him. He ended up living in a shipping container in Windsor, on the outskirts of Sydney, for two years. Without a kitchen or bathroom, he explained to ABC Radio’s AM that he washed ...

2. Soulful Gabby takes out 2012 Urban Quest title
(Daily News/Blog)

... pics from the Urban Quest Semi-Finals and Finals on Mission Australia’s Facebook page. Hear Gabby Wright and Paul Costa being interviewed on ABC Radio Darwin.  ...

3. ABC video shows Going Places housing program getting results in Cairns
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The great work being done at Mission Australia’s Going Places program in Cairns, which helps at-risk locals to remain housed, has been profiled in a video report by ABC Far North Queensland. The Queensland ...

4. Flooding continues across south-east Australia
(Daily News/Blog)

... 9,000 residents in central Wagga Wagga have been cleared to return to their homes.  The ABC reported this morning that about 600 people from low-lying parts of Griffith and outlying villages are ...

5. Gambling companies target young men, Lateline reports
(Daily News/Blog)

Monash University researchers say gambling companies are increasingly targeting young men with disposable incomes, ABC’s Lateline reported last night.  Lateline’s John Stewart said that young male ...

6. Half all youths in juvenile detention unsentenced: AIHW
(Daily News/Blog)

... Children's and Youth Law Centre, Matthew Keeley, told the ABC’s AM the figures were unacceptable and all governments should be doing more to bring youth detention rates down. Aboriginal youth detention ...

7. Employment projects restore hope to SA Riverland
(Daily News/Blog)

... Hancock on ABC News. For many years families have been leaving the Gerard Reserve, an Aboriginal Community about 20 kilometres south of Berri, in search of work. However, employment projects run ...

8. Concern at the number of homeless people turned away
(Daily News/Blog)

... problem,” said Ms Morgan-Thomas. For more information Paul Andrews Mission Australia National Media Manager 02 9219 2080 or 0409 665 495 Listen to today’s report on homelessness on ABC Radio’s ...

9. Staff on a mission all pull together
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... affordable housing services. Following the collapse of childcare giant ABC Learning in 2008, Mission Australia purchased 29 of its childcare centres to operate under the banner of Mission Australia Early ...

10. Young people stressing about study
(News/Media Releases Archive)

Media coverage - ABC News, 30 November 2011 Mission Australia’s National Survey of Young Australians has found that young people are more worried about school or study and coping with stress than ever ...

11. Big wrap for Christmas Lunch in the Park from Perth stars
(Daily News/Blog)

... Today Tonight’s Monika Kos, Steve Mills from 6PR, Channel 9 News presenters Ebbeny Faranda and Greg Pearce, ABC’s James Lush and Karina Carvalho, James McFarlane, WA Today’s Jenna Clarke, The Big Couch ...

12. Resolve to help at-risk Queenslanders stay housed
(Daily News/Blog)

... of Gavin Turner, who now lives in a Brisbane Housing Company unit after receiving help through Roma House. Mr Turner, who has schizophrenia, said a secure home was paramount.  ABC News also interviewed ...

13. A fresh start for Goodstart
(News/Media Releases Archive)

As of this week ABC Learning and GoodStart Childcare centres will come under a new name - Goodstart Early Learning.  GoodStart Childcare came into being in late 2009 when four not-for-profits - The Benevolent ...

14. Avoid being taken for a ride this Melbourne Cup
(Daily News/Blog)

... New South Wales. Melbourne Cup 2010 – the facts: Tabcorp customers wagered $110 million on the 150th running of the Emirates Melbourne Cup. NSW TAB punters wagered $58.0 million on the Melbourne ...

15. Bubble wrap off: kids go back to nature
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... ABC Learning. Trees, grass, vegetable gardens and wooden play equipment are sprouting, and AstroTurf and plastic playgrounds are being ripped up at a growing number of centres, replacing plastic climbing ...

16. How fair are unemployment benefits?
(Daily News/Blog)

Media Coverage: ABC TV 7.30, 5 October 2011 The ABC reported there was consensus at this week’s Canberra tax forum on an unexpected issue. Experts from business and welfare groups all agreed that the ...

17. How fair are unemployment benefits?
(News/Media Releases Archive)

Media Coverage - ABC TV 7.30, 5 October 2011 The ABC reported there was consensus at this week’s Canberra tax forum on an unexpected issue. Experts from business and welfare groups all agreed that the ...

18. Support your local op shop in Buy Nothing New Month
(News/Media Releases Archive)

...  Find a store here, or shop online at the Big Heart eBay store. Learn more about Buy Nothing New Month: At the official website, which features this video on reducing landfill. ABC’s 7.30 program ...

19. 40th birthday drives David over the edge!
(Daily News/Blog)

... to sign up to the annual challenge when he heard about Triple Care Farm, the Foundation’s major fundraising project, on the ABC’s 7.30 earlier this year. “I was really touched by the stories o...While ...

20. ABC Radio Media Coverage: Expert rubbishes AFL’s pokies warning
(Daily News/Blog)

Media coverage: ABC Radio’s AM, 26 September 2011 A leading gambling researcher has dismissed the AFL's concerns over the Federal Government's planned restrictions on poker machines, labelling claims ...

21. Life-changing learning program in the news
(Daily News/Blog)

Media coverage: 6.30 with George Negus, 21 September 2011 AM on ABC Radio, 22 September 2011 George Negus introduced last night’s feature on the innovative Catalyst-Clemente university program for marginalised ...

22. Life-changing learning program in the news
(News/Media Releases Archive)

Media coverage- 6.30 with George Negus, 21 September 2011 also on AM on ABC Radio, 22 September 2011 George Negus introduced last night’s feature on the innovative Catalyst-Clemente university program ...

23. We welcome High Court decision not to deport children
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... seeker policy The Age - Call goes out for asylum policy based on 'better angels of our nature' The Drum (ABC) - Breaking the stalemate on refugees and asylum seekers  ...

24. Media coverage - ABC: New interactive campaign aims to curb motor vehicle theft among youth
(Daily News/Blog)

ABC's 7.30 aired a report on Friday night about a new, interactive anti-theft video campaign aimed to discourage young people from getting involved in motor vehicle theft. Two graduates of Mission Australia's ...

25. New interactive campaign aims to curb motor vehicle theft among youth
(News/Media Releases Archive)

Media coverage - ABC, 26 August 2011 ABC's 7.30 aired a report on Friday night about a new, interactive anti-theft video campaign aimed to discourage young people from getting involved in motor vehicle ...