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1. Meagre dole payment doesn't just hurt the unemployed: Toby Hall
(Daily News/Blog)

... I don’t know of too many jobs painting rocks in the 21st century. A simplified income support system, the removal of disincentives and targeted payments to help people into a job, tighter work obligations ...

2. Mission Australia and Westpac tackle family homelessness together
(Daily News/Blog)

... proud of its century-long association with Mission Australia and was committed to addressing homelessness, which is “not just about shelter – it’s also about self-esteem and inclusion”. Above photo from ...

3. The Mission Australia Story
(Pathways/About Us)

In the nineteenth century, Australia consisted of developing colonial settlements living among hundreds of Aboriginal tribes. These colonial settlements were sites of tremendous deprivation. Identifying ...

4. About Mission Australia
(Pathways/About Us)

... ‘handouts’ made up the bulk of the missions’ work. But by the mid-20th century, the focus shifted towards finding find long-term solutions to disadvantage. In 1989, Mission SA and Sydney City Mission ...

5. Caring in the 21st Century: Costs, Opportunities and Custody
(Downloads/Social Policy Seminars/Social Policy Seminars Documents)

Bettina Cass (Social Policy Research Centre) and Gabrielle Upton (Deputy Chair of the Taskforce on Care Costs) Caring in the 21st century is one of the most significant contemporary challenges facing individuals, ...