Mission Australia

1. Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Information
(Community Services/Community Services)

... Rights Commission Some Questions and Answers about Indigenous Peoples, Migrants and Refugees and Asylum Seekers (2008) The Australian Human Rights Commission is the new name of the Human Rights and Equal ...

2. Two victims of car theft handed the keys to restored vehicles
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... important components of the U-Turn program.” Graduates were presented with certificates by the Minister for Police and Emergency Management Jim Cox and the Acting Deputy Commissioner of Tasmania Police, ...

3. Ambassadors
(Pathways/About Us)

... a degree in Criminology from Griffith University, and at 21 became the youngest elected regional councillor in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC). In 2006 Tania was announced ...

4. When Gambling is No Longer Fun
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... – issues that indirectly impact on an estimated 3.3 million friends, family members, partners and colleagues each year. In 1999 the Productivity Commission reported that one in four people with a gambling ...

5. Useful Links
(Housing/TAS)

Tenant & Legal Advisory Services • Tenants Union of Tasmania, (Phone) 03 6223 2641 or 1300 652 641 • Office of the Residential Tenancy Commissioner, (Phone) 1300 654 499 • Magistrates Court, ...

6. West Heidelberg community unites to celebrate Harmony Day
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Anthony Carbines, Councillor, Banyule City Council.. Mission Australia’s Harmony Day celebrations are funded by the Victorian Multicultural Commission. Media inquiries: Phil Smith – Mission Australia: ...

7. Paid maternity leave battle reignited
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Maternity Leave" campaign, Australia is a step closer to achieving the campaign's goal. This week, The Australian Productivity Commission recommended that the government fund 18 weeks maternity leave ...

8. U-Turn graduates donate restored car
(News/Media Releases Archive)

...  Graduates were presented with certificates by the Minister for Infrastructure the Hon. Graham Sturges and Tasmania Police Acting Commissioner Darren Hine. Hazell Bros again provided the Excellence Award ...

9. Mission Australia welcomes groundbreaking youth homelessness report
(News/Media Releases Archive)

Mission Australia has welcomed the National Youth Commission’s report into youth homelessness and supported its call for establishing a National Homelessness Strategy along with a range of other measures ...

10. U-Turn graduates donate car to victim of crime
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Commissioner Richard McCreadie. Hazell Bros has again provided the Excellence Award for the best performing participant and RACT provided the OHS Award as well as donating the car repaired during the ...

11. Australia needs national uniformity on early childhood education and support
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... to the case for establishing a National Commissioner for Children and Young People – something children’s groups have been advocating for years. “If we are entering an era of ‘new Federalism’, there ...

12. Don’t forget homeless in housing affordability debate
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... and drug and alcohol abuse. He will also meet with Housing Minister Jay Weatherill and South Australia’s Commissioner for Social Inclusion Monsignor David Cappo as part of Mission Australia’s campaign ...

13. Tasmanian U-Turn graduates reward victim of crime
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... with certificates by the Minister for Police and Emergency Management the Hon. David Llewellyn and Tasmania Police Commissioner Richard McCreadie. Speaking at the ceremony, Mr Mundy also presented Mission ...

14. City of Churches aims to be life and soul of party
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Michael Harbison and Commissioner for Social Inclusion, Monsignor David Cappo, Vicar General of the Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide. “There’s always debate about whether Adelaide should promote itself ...

15. McClure welcomes Fair Pay Commission role
(News/Media Releases Archive)

Mission Australia’s CEO, Patrick McClure, has welcomed today’s announcement of the full membership of the Australian Fair Pay Commission (AFPC) and said he looked forward to participating in the new body. ...