Mission Australia

1. Mission Australia Centre
(Document Downloads)

... support options with a particular focus on aboriginal homelessness. This groundbreaking centre is the first of its kind in Australia and provides a bridge to greater social and economic participation. ...

2. Experiencing Poverty
(Document Downloads)

... benefits of Australia’s growing economic prosperity. The study, funded by the Australian Research Council, was conducted by a consortium of leading social researchers and welfare agency practitioners at ...

3. Our Response to the Commonwealth Gov Discussion Paper - Increasing Indigenous Economic Opportunity
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Mission Australia strongly supports the Commonwealth Government’s major focus on the wellbeing of aboriginal Australians. To impact upon aboriginal economic participation positively and sustainably, Mission ...

4. Our Response to Commonwealth Gov Discussion Paper - National Mental Health & Disability Employment
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... social and economic consequences, as well as negative consequences at the societal level.  ...

5. Rural and Regional Australia: Change, Challenge and Capacity
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This is a complex paper that examines non-metropolitan disadvantage in the framework of five key areas: economic capital; institutional capital; social capital; human capital; and natural capital. The ...

6. Addressing Indigenous Disadvantage - Nicholas Biddle
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Nicholas Biddle and Jon Altman, Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (CAEPR) and Ruth McCausland, Jumbunna’s Research Unit. ...

7. Addressing Indigenous Disadvantage - Ruth McCausland
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Nicholas Biddle and Jon Altman, Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (CAEPR) and Ruth McCausland, Jumbunna’s Research Unit.  ...

8. The scale, composition and some solutions to the housing needs of Indigenous Australians
(Document Downloads)

Nicholas Biddle, Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, ANU. ...

9. Senior Research & Projects Officer - Sydney
(Work For Mission Australia/ Mission Australia Jobs - New South Wales)

... work will support Mission Australia to make a major contribution to the social, economic and political debate, in particular on behalf of low income and disadvantaged Australians. For full detail on ...

10. Mission Australia Centre
(Community Services/Community Services)

... groundbreaking centre is the first of its kind in Australia and provides a bridge to greater social and economic participation. Specialised staff and volunteers are committed to tackling the real problems ...

11. We must act now to save a lost generation
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... and longest effects of economic downturn, with high levels of unemployment. Second, because of their lack of qualifications or work experience, young people are at risk of becoming long-term unemployed. ...

12. Feds should play role in urban planning to improve housing affordability
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... support and homeless services. In a presentation to be delivered today at the Australian Economic Forum in Sydney, Mission Australia’s CEO, Toby Hall, says the previous Federal Government and successive ...

13. Community Services in NSW
(Community Services/Community Services by State)

... on aboriginal homelessness. This groundbreaking centre is the first of its kind in Australia and provides a bridge to greater social and economic participation. Specialised staff and volunteers are committed ...

14. NSW/ACT Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

...  Many of the young people accessing SWYPE face complex issues in their lives including economic difficulties, family breakdown, domestic violence, drug and alcohol abuse, anti-social behaviour and poor ...

15. Corporate Volunteering Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... clearer long term pathways away from homelessness and facilitates and provides mechanisms for improved long term health, psychosocial and economic outcomes for the clients. Our clients & staff would really ...

16. Youth at risk the focus of new Adelaide Jobs Service
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... across Elizabeth and surrounding suburbs was between 25 and 33 per cent. “If youth unemployment rates were above 30 per cent in some of these areas while Australia was experiencing the economic boom three ...

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

... the tragic individual stories behind them – are shameful. Any level of homelessness in Australia is unacceptable. “Despite almost two decades of unequalled economic prosperity, by 2007-08 the system for ...

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

... in jobs and economic activity from gambling are pitifully small when you take into account how this diversion of consumer spending impacts on other industries. But pubs and clubs are not the enemy – they ...

19. Mission Australia opens its Heart to Nowra
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... financially either as a result of the recent economic turmoil or more sustained issues including prolonged periods of unemployment,” said Andrew Douglas, Service Manager for Big Heart Enterprises. “The ...

20. Solid start for Community Response Task Force
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Australians struggling with the economic downturn according to one its members, Mission Australia’s CEO, Toby Hall. The Task Force – established by the Deputy Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, to help the ...

21. Mission Australia welcomes Employment Service changes
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... the growing impact of the economic downturn – particularly in terms of rising numbers of jobseekers – and the challenges Job Network providers faced in helping the newly unemployed. “These changes ...

22. Mission Australia: tragedy if housing element of stimulus package not passed
(News/Media Releases Archive)

Mission Australia has called for a quick resolution of the Senate vote allowing for the passage of the Rudd Government’s economic stimulus package and its investment in social housing saying it would be ...

23. P&O Cruises partners with Mission Australia for innovative community program
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... tough in uncertain economic times. “Mission Australia is very grateful for P&O Cruises’ generosity. This partnership will help make a real difference in the lives of a great many people.” Media enquiries: ...

24. The big issues facing our kids
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... that when trust breaks down, it helps usher in a range of negative social and economic outcomes for both individuals and communities. While a young person's fear might not be based in any real likelihood ...

25. Mission Australia welcomes Homelessness Revolution
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... broad terms, the country’s approach towards helping people out of homelessness has failed. “Despite almost two decades of unequalled economic prosperity, the number of homeless people as a percentage ...