Mission Australia

1. Policy Submissions
(Document Downloads)

Mission Australia's responses and submissions to Government, on areas of concern such as the wellbeing of Indigenous Australians, pathways for disadvantaged youth, education and training, and homeless ...

2. 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 ...

3. Our Response to Commonwealth Gov Green Paper - Which way home
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... work across all levels of Government and promote local responses under a national strategy. Our approach is informed by practise wisdom and backed up by extensive national and international research.  ...

4. Our Response to Commonwealth Gov Discussion Paper - National Mental Health & Disability Employment
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Mission Australia welcomes the discussion paper in the context of the Commonwealth’s broader social inclusion agenda, particularly given the strong links between poverty, unemployment, social exclusion ...

5. Our Response to Commonwealth Gov Discussion paper - Australia’s children: Safe and well
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Mission Australia welcomes the clear and early commitment from the Commonwealth Government to work with the State and Territory governments, the non-government sector and other stakeholders, on a National ...

6. Our Submission on Remote and Regional Communities
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... requires intensive work and partnerships across governments, community and the business sectors if sustainable change is to be achieved. Mission Australia recommends implementing a holistic asset-based ...

7. Rural and Regional Australia: Change, Challenge and Capacity
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... report makes a number of recommendations and calls for a whole of government approach – in co-operation with business and community organisations – to decrease inequality between rural/regional and metropolitan ...

8. Youth Employment Stategy (YES)
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Mission Australia, one of the country’s leading providers of employment and training programs has launched a new blueprint calling for greater co-ordination between governments, business and community, ...

9. Caring in the 21st Century: Costs, Opportunities and Custody
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... families, employers, governments and communities in Australia.  ...

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

... be useful to people generally interested in reconciliation or those working for reconciliation in educational institutions, community organisations, faith groups, government or business.2 Australian Human ...

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

... young people from other parts of the State to participate in the program. The program is delivered by Mission Australia, under contract to Tasmania Police, and is funded by the State Government.  ...

12. Personal Helpers and Mentors Program
(Community Services/Community Services)

The Personal Helpers and Mentors Program is a federally funded program that is part of the COAG (Council of Australian Governments) mental health strategy. The Personal Helpers and Mentors Program aims ...

13. Missionbeat
(Community Services/Community Services)

... calls from police, ambulance, community services and government departments.  ...

14. State and Territory governments must set targets to reduce numbers of young people in detention
(News/Media Releases Archive)

One of Australia's leading providers of services to disadvantaged young people has called on state and territory governments to set targets to reduce the number of juveniles in custody and increase alternative ...

15. ABC Learning centres purchase – a ‘once in a generation’ opportunity
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Australia Bank, the Federal Government and a number of philanthropists who have provided what we describe as ‘social capital’. “Finally, all surpluses from the centres will be reinvested back into programs ...

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

... local governments and schools to develop collaborative plans to keep young people in education or identify job opportunities. “We need to get away from prescriptive and bureaucratic approaches to youth ...

17. Mission Australia opens its heart in Campbelltown
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... more than 100 countries, providing consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment ...

18. Leading charities provide a new start for ABC Learning
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... has been backed by the NAB, one of Australia’s biggest banks, and the Australian Government.  Current ABC Learning Group General Manager Matthew Horton will be appointed CEO on completion of the purchase ...

19. Drugs, suicide and body image - the issues of most concern to young Australians
(News/Media Releases Archive)

...  “Over the last few years we’ve seen governments, welfare groups and youth agencies tackle the issue of body image in a much more concerted fashion and from this year’s survey results we think it’s beginning ...

20. New report shows groundbreaking homeless service is a success
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... CEO, Toby Hall, said the MAC's results provided governments and other agencies with a successful model for developing future homeless services. "When we built the MAC in 2005 we based our plans on our ...

21. Missionbeat: a Sydney icon turns 30
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...  “Having said that, I wouldn’t mind us missing out on our 60th anniversary. We’d love to see government targets met to find accommodation for all roughsleepers by the end of the next decade – and that ...

22. Mission Australia to host community forum at Rooty Hill RSL today
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... for Children is a Federal Government program that provides support to vulnerable and at risk children, parents and families. Mission Australia’s spokesperson, Angela Power, said the aim of the forum is ...

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

The Rudd Government should play a more interventionist role in the urban planning of our major cities to improve access to affordable housing according to one of the country’s leading providers of housing ...

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

... of those living in poverty. The City Missions operated in a time before government welfare or unemployment benefits existed and they were called upon to save many families from starvation. During the ...

25. Annual Review
(Pathways/About Us)

... and a business strategy for covering one-, three, five and 10-year plans We launched our Integrated Youth Services Project in the Northern Territory – a three-year partnership with the Federal Government ...