Mission Australia

1. Dubbo Leadership and Cultural Development Program
(Document Downloads)

Dubbo Leadership and Cultural Development Program assists young Aboriginal students to stay in school, gain leadership skills and culture awareness.  ...

2. Mission Australia Centre
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... 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. ...

3. NYS 2008 Aboriginal Summary
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Aboriginal summary from the National Survey of Young Australians 2008  ...

4. NYS 2007 National and Aboriginal Summaries
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National and aboriginal summaries from the National Survey of Young Australians 2007 ...

5. Youth Survey 2009 - Aboriginal
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Aboriginal youth survey 2009  ...

6. 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 ...

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. 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. ...

9. 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.  ...

10. The scale, composition and some solutions to the housing needs of Indigenous Australians
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Nicholas Biddle, Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, ANU. ...

11. Volunteering is a life-changing experience
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... rewarded me with a wealth of knowledge and inspiration.” Yenny originally became involved with Mission Australia through the Youth Challenge Australia (YCA) program, a not-for-profit body that engages ...

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

In the nineteenth century, Australia consisted of developing colonial settlements living among hundreds of Aboriginal tribes. These colonial settlements were sites of tremendous deprivation. Identifying ...

13. Annual Review
(Pathways/About Us)

... to help prevent drug abuse and anti-social behaviour among young aboriginal people living in remote communities We opened Roma House, a new accommodation service aimed at helping long-term homeless people ...

14. Ambassadors
(Pathways/About Us)

... a degree in Criminology from Griffith University, and at 21 became the youngest elected regional councillor in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC). In 2006 Tania was announced ...

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

... the issues they face. Dubbo Leadership and Cultural Development Program Dubbo Leadership and Cultural Development Program assists young Aboriginal students to stay in school, gain leadership skills ...

16. Pathways through a successful youth
(Community Services/Community Services)

... and Cultural Development Program Dubbo Leadership and Cultural Development Program in western NSW helps young Aboriginal students gain leadership skills and culture awareness, and assists them to stay ...

17. Community Services in South Australia
(Community Services/Community Services by State)

... Program (IYMP) IYMP provides support, practical assistance and case management to young people from regional, rural and remote aboriginal communities. Pathways towards strong families and healthy, ...

18. Community Services in Western Australia
(Community Services/Community Services by State)

... health access services Employment assistance Substance abuse support to young aboriginal people and their families Low cost community food bus Catalyst Program – providing accredited university ...

19. Community Services in the Northern Territory
(Community Services/Community Services by State)

... is a mobile service that visits the Darwin and Palmerston aboriginal town camps on a daily basis. Outreach workers engage with families and provide them with assistance and information on the services ...

20. Community Services in Victoria
(Community Services/Community Services by State)

... through a successful youth Urban Renewal Employment Enterprise Program Youth Futures – Dandenong and Frankston Aboriginal Driver Education Program (ADEP) Pathways to strong families and healthy, ...

21. Mission Australia NEIS
(Employment Services/Providers)

...  SA Phone: 1300 00 6347 Fax: 08 8410 2852 adelaideneis@missionaustralia.com.au WA Phone: 1300 00 6347 1 Stream 1 & 2, this must be in a skills shortage area (with the exception of aboriginal applicants).  ...

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

... education. Twenty-five per cent of clients come from overseas and 17 per cent are from non-English speaking or Aboriginal and Torres Strait island backgrounds. The program also works with young people ...

23. NT Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... to volunteering@missionaustralia.com.au for consideration. Bike Fixim Program - Bike Repairs Mission Australia is a non profit organisation that runs youth services on four remote Aboriginal communities ...

24. Making or Changing Your Will
(Donations/Bequests)

... in Sydney, Benjamin Short founded the Sydney City Mission. This Mission eventually grew into the organisation we know today as Mission Australia. His original vision ‘to spread the love of God and to ...

25. Mission Australia launches Reconciliation Action Plan
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... between aboriginal and non-aboriginal Australians based on respect and partnership. Mission Australia’s RAP was developed over many months of consultation with both aboriginal and non-aboriginal staff, ...