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1. Missionbeat nurse makes ‘sydney’ magazine’s influence list
(Daily News/Blog)

... Indigenous Mining Trust, on the advisory council of Mission Australia, and co-founder of Women's Community Shelters. Congratulations to both Paul and Peter on being recognised as influential Sydneysiders. ...

2. Minister Calls on Local Government to strengthen Indigenous Employment
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... planning due to an ageing workforce and the drain of skills from the regions which has been compounded by demand from the mining boom. “The solution is right in front of us – investment in local Indigenous ...

3. Tackling problem gambling in Australia
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... as of 1am today. The Government will also undertake a review of the operation of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001, including examining how harm minimisation measures can be improved for online gambling ...

4. Locking out the homeless to pay for roads, bridges
(Daily News/Blog)

Oh for $20 million dollars to do some advertising to help the homeless. It certainly worked for the mining industry. You can guarantee there'll be no TV ads in outrage that the federal government has ...

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

...  Across industries, average weekly total cash earnings for all employees ranged from $475.60 in the Accommodation and food services industry to $2,206.90 in the Mining industry. Four out of five employees ...

6. Landing a second chance in life
(Daily News/Blog)

... and isolation. “Twenty years ago I was injured in an underground mining accident and broke several bones in my back,” he said. “My marriage broke up and I was left to raise two kids. Then I was caring ...

7. Opinion - Time for fresh thoughts on welfare reform
(Daily News/Blog)

... people instead of undermining them? There is no doubt that a fair Australia must have an adequate safety net that provides unemployed, sick, disabled and vulnerable people with the support they need. ...

8. Sustainability
(Pathways/About Us)

... in the Queensland sustainability project roll-out, examining their environmental performance. Copies of the reports can be downloaded below: Queensland sustainability report 2007-08 Queensland summary ...

9. How homeless men are faring: Some initial outcomes from the Michael Project
(Downloads/Social Policy Reports/Social Policy Reports Documents)

... developing a new model of support; and • providing an evidence base for policy and program development in the delivery of homeless services. This is the second snapshot examining the circumstances of ...