Mission Australia

1. Social Policy Reports
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Mission Australia regularly publishes snapshots, advocacy papers and major reports on key social issues, including: families and children, homelessness, youth, social inclusion, poverty, employment, and ...

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. Strange Bedfellows - Integrated Clinical & Non Clinical Programs at a Residential Treatment Program
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This paper aims to present Triple Care Farm’s (TCF) integrated treatment model and explore the model’s effectiveness as an integrated treatment program for young people with complex AOD and MH needs, evidenced ...

7. Rural and Regional Australia: Change, Challenge and Capacity
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This is a complex paper that examines non-metropolitan disadvantage in the framework of five key areas: economic capital; institutional capital; social capital; human capital; and natural capital. The ...

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

... her electorate of Sydney - was setting a high standard for future service delivery. "The Rudd Government's White Paper on Homelessness identifies the need for early intervention, targeted support and ...

9. Ambassadors
(Pathways/About Us)

... Network. MAX CULLEN Max Cullen is a well-known Australian having had a long career in the visual and performing arts. Starting as a Newspaper artist and cartoonist, painter and sculptor, Max trained ...

10. Employers
(Employment Services/Employers)

... and help with any paperwork that needs to be done. You can access wage subsidies and other government financial assistance. We can offer you wage subsidies to help some candidates get back into work. ...

11. Mission Australia to build $16M Aged Homeless Service as number of elderly homeless climbs
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... will contribute to the government’s commitment to reducing homelessness in line with its White Paper, The Road Home - A National Approach to Reducing Homelessness. The announcement also coincides with ...

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

... Government's White Paper on homelessness which was released in December 2008 – and we’re confident that it will help bring these numbers down over time. “The problem of homelessness has been with us a ...

13. Environmental Responsibility
(Big Heart/information)

... and experience also. Computer recycling program, this program is also undertaken by Work for the Dole participants. Recycling all paper, plastic, metals, electrical cords and lead acid batteries. Donating ...

14. Mission Australia: tragedy if housing element of stimulus package not passed
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... backed up with adequate affordable housing then it’s almost useless. “Mission Australia’s submission to the government’s recent White Paper on homelessness was absolutely clear on the need to boost ...

15. Mission Australia welcomes Homelessness Revolution
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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 ...

16. Latest homeless figures reflect 'wasted years of inaction'
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... glad to have recently seen some real action on the homeless front. The Australian Government’s green paper on homelessness will hopefully deliver the right strategies for tackling the problem up until ...

17. Tackling truancy - is cutting welfare payments an effective method?
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... punitive measures to keep kids in school, why not provide incentives and a positive approach to do the same? There was an interesting opinion piece in The Age newspaper recently by Larissa Behrendt ...

18. Homeless youth on the rise in Tasmania
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... Government’s current Green Paper review of its homeless strategy. “Mission Australia looks forward to the development of the Green Paper which will result in a final strategy – or White Paper – being ...

19. Homelessness among the elderly - The hidden face of Homelessness in Australia
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... homeless statistics...   ...She said she was hopeful the Federal Government's White Paper strategy on homelessness would address the issue when released in September. “Older homeless Australians ...

20. Green paper on homelessness is a positive step
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Mission Australia has welcomed ‘Which Way Home’ launched today by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd at its homeless families service in The Parks, Adelaide. Mission Australia’s CEO, Toby Hall, said the paper ...

21. World wheelchair champion to support Mission Australia's Apprentice Programme
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... process administering the Australian Apprenticeships Incentives Program, processing applications and claims and taking the hassle out of the paperwork, and supporting the employer and the Australian ...