Mission Australia

1. Policy Submissions
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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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Mission Australias aspiration is to have appropriate housing and support for everybody in our community by 2020. A national plan Linking Support and Housing to End Homelessness will get us there. It will ...

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 Response to House of Representatives Standing Committee on Education and Training Inquiry
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Mission Australia welcomes the Inquiry into successful youth transitions. Any efforts to enhance the successful transition of disadvantaged young people need to include integrated and holistic responses ...

7. Our Submission on Remote and Regional Communities
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Addressing the significant and entrenched nature of disadvantage within some regional and remote aboriginal communities requires a multi-layered, long term, community development approach. Such an approach ...

8. About Mission Australia
(Pathways/About Us)

... various City Missions, including Sydney City Mission, our founding purpose is to meet human need and to give expression to the love of God. We believe in helping Australians in need get back on their ...

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

... City Mission.” So, in 1862 he established the Sydney City Mission. Over the next century, other City Missions were formed around the country by people concerned about the spiritual and physical needs ...

10. Research and Social Policy
(Research/Research and Social Policy)

Mission Australia regularly publishes snapshots, policy submissions and major reports on key social issues, including: families and children, homelessness, youth, social inclusion, poverty, employment, ...

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

... giving homeless people in Sydney better access to critical support and reducing Mission Australia’s carbon emissions. “The new Missionbeat Bike service will allow us to help more people sleeping rough ...