Mission Australia

1. National Survey of Young Australians 2008
(Document Downloads)

This year Mission Australia conducted its seventh consecutive annual survey of young Australians.  The survey is the largest of its kind in Australia and in 2008 received over 45,500 responses from ...

2. Crime and Social Isolation: Beyond Moral Panics and Bad Parents
(Document Downloads)

Dr Murray Lee is senior lecturer in criminology at the University of Western Sydney in the School of Applied Social and Human Sciences. Dr Murray has also been a research coordinator on a large three-year ...

3. Mission Australia’s Triple R Services
(Community Services/Community Services)

... such as educational programs and community advocacy. Triple R Services involve a large group of passionate people who are professionals in counselling and experienced in delivering educational prog ...

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

... will find ourselves with a large pool of untrained and unemployed young people with insufficient education to contribute fully to Australian society – a lost generation.” The solution What can be done? ...

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

Australia’s largest annual survey of young people has found that drugs, suicide and body image are the biggest worries for 11-24 year olds with one-in-four regarding each as major concerns. The survey ...

6. New report shows groundbreaking homeless service is a success
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... feet. "Importantly the MAC has developed into a community hub providing a large range of services - not only to its residents, but the entire inner city community. "The MAC's success has only been possible ...

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

... state and territory governments had proven themselves largely incapable... of developing coherent urban plans that allowed for the integration of affordable housing. “As a result, in our urban areas ...

8. Transparency
(Pathways/About Us)

... transparency of reporting among Australian charities, and encourage not-for-profits to be more professional in their reporting. As one of the largest national community service organisations, Mission ...

9. Annual Review
(Pathways/About Us)

... of young people received its largest response to date and now has the reputation of being one of the most authoritative insights into Australia's young people   Click here to download the 2008 Annual ...

10. Ambassadors
(Pathways/About Us)

... placing hope in those who are often feeling hopeless. What’s not to love about a mission such as that?” Daniel Widdowson wakes Sydney up each morning via the airwaves on Australia’s largest Christian ...

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

... and rural communities. There are many other activities that Triple R Services are doing in communities, such as educational programs and community advocacy. Triple R Services involve a large group of passionate ...

12. Mission Australia Employment Solutions
(Employment Services/Employment Services)

If you’re looking for a job, or if you’re looking for staff, Mission Australia Employment Solutions can help. We’re one of Australia’s largest providers of Job Services Australia and Australian Apprenticeships. ...

13. Job Seekers
(Employment Services/Job Seekers)

If you’re looking for work, Mission Australia Employment Solutions can help you find a job that’s right for you. We are one of Australia’s largest Job Services Australia providers and we’ve placed over ...

14. Graduate Program
(Jobs at Mission Australia/Graduate and Work Experience)

What it's all about: Mission Australia is one of the nation's largest and most highly regarded community service organisations. Our graduate program gives graduates the opportunity to gain invaluable ...

15. Frequently Asked Questions
(Donations/Bequests)

... nominated an executor, so the person who deals with your assets (called the Administrator) will be the person getting the largest share. If there are several people getting the same share, they have to ...

16. Mission Australia to build $16M Aged Homeless Service as number of elderly homeless climbs
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... the larger group and each pod of twelve rooms will have a dining area and lounge. There is also a roof-top garden and social spaces in the design. “We know from our existing services that most elderly ...

17. Missionbeat Bikes hit the road
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... service is part of a much larger Mission Australia strategy to ensure people sleeping rough can receive all the different types of support they need to break the cycle of homelessness permanently,” said ...

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

Mission Australia – one of the largest providers of homeless services in the country – has expressed its concern at new figures which show that close to 60% of people who need help from government-funded ...

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

... climate, some creditors are being less flexible and are seeking to recover their debts more quickly and in larger amounts. “This is adding fuel to rising rates of personal bankruptcy, particularly in ...

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

Mission Australia – one of the country’s largest providers of Job Network and other complementary employment programs – has welcomed the Rudd Government’s announcement that it will make a range of changes ...

21. AMP Foundation
(Partnerships/Major Corporate and Community Partners)

... a national adviser for aboriginal affairs to build a larger national strategy within the organisation, aimed at developing culturally effective services and policies for aboriginal programs and issues. ...

22. Telstra
(Partnerships/Major Corporate and Community Partners)

...  150 year celebration As Australia's largest telecommunications provider, Telstra reaches the length and breadth of Australia as does the many far reaching programs of Mission Australia; making ...

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

Mission Australia – one of the largest providers of services to homeless people in the country – has welcomed the Rudd Government’s White Paper strategy on tackling homelessness calling it “the most significant ...

24. The welfare experiment - an opinion piece from Mission Australia's CEO, Toby Hall
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... for their children’s welfare and education. Kids must go to school and be safe in the home. But looking behind these measures, there are bigger questions at stake. Is using a fairly large and blunt policy ...

25. Drugs a growing concern for young Australians
(News/Media Releases Archive)

Mission Australia’s 2008 National Survey of Young Australians Australia’s largest annual survey of young people has found that body image, drugs and family conflict are the biggest worries for 11-24 year ...