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1. Call to give kids drug/alcohol lessons
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... of people using Mission Australia counselling and rehabilitation had cannabis and alcohol problems. This compared with only 30 per cent in 1999. Heroin and amphetamines were bigger problems back ...

2. National data mirrors demand at Mission Australia's services
(Daily News/Blog)

... health to aged care. The data also showed that despite providing services on 6,180,282 occasions in 2009-10 compared with 5,513,780 in 2008-09, more than half of the 783 organisations polled said they ...

3. Homeless service staff spend more hours assisting people with mental health than homelessness
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... “very high levels” of psychological distress (compared to 3 per cent among males in the general population), and exhibited Post Traumatic Stress Disorder at levels 20 times greater than the general male ...

4. Consumer Price Index - June quarter up 0.9%
(News/Media Releases Archive)

ABS Media Release, 27 July 2011 The ABS Consumer Price Index rose 0.9% in the June quarter 2011, compared with a rise of 1.6% in the March quarter 2011. The most significant price rises this quarter ...

5. Concern at numbers of homeless people turned away
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... without children and 67% of individuals with children who requested new and immediate accommodation turned away each day, compared with 45% of individuals without children – similar results to those in ...

6. Families are the city's hidden homeless
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... who had financial problems and issues with alcohol abuse." Of children aged more than 10 in the families surveyed, six in 10 had been arrested or incarcerated, compared with just 1 per cent of all children ...

7. ABS Consumer Price Index - March Quarter up 1.6%
(News/Media Releases Archive)

ABS Media Release, 27 April 2011 The ABS Consumer Price Index rose 1.6% in the March quarter 2011, compared with a rise of 0.4% in the December quarter 2010. This is the largest quarterly rise in the CPI ...

8. National Survey of Young Australians
(Research/Research and Social Policy)

... rise in the proportion of young people valuing getting a job (22.7 per cent compared with 16 per cent in 2010). Issues of personal concern 2011 Young people were asked to rank their top three personal ...

9. ABS survey of earnings released
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... majority of employees, received average weekly total cash earnings of $1,313.30, compared to $1,010.30 for all employees. Earnings were higher for full-time males ($1,404.40) than for full-time females ...

10. The Mission Australia Centre - A new approach to homelessness
(Daily News/Blog)

... this number is rising. In Sydney, for example, the number of people “sleeping rough” grew almost 13% in 2009 compared with the previous year.2 Existing homeless services are seriously stretched. Each ...

11. Anti Poverty Week video winners mission to Canberra
(Daily News/Blog)

...  “Revisiting the House of Representatives as an adult is an interesting process to sit through. It is nothing compared to the visit we did when we were in primary school. Being able to see politicians ...

12. Inner City Housing Project making long-term progress with Sydney's roughsleepers
(Daily News/Blog)

... Compared to the $900 per night to provide someone with psychiatric care in hospital it costs ICHP around $35 per night to give someone a bed and provide the support they need. And in terms of managing ...

13. Governance
(Pathways/About Us)

... audit; internal audit; the ongoing financial position and performance of Mission Australia compared to approved budget; the working capital; the annual financial statements; risk management; and compliance ...