Mission Australia

1. We must act now to save a lost generation
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... rising Marcus’ story is an increasingly familiar one in Australia. For many young people who face the quest to secure a job it’s getting even further out of reach. In December 2009, the unemployment rate ...

2. About Mission Australia
(Pathways/About Us)

Mission Australia is an empowering and compassionate community service organisation. We have been helping to transform the lives of Australians in need for almost 150 years. Arising historically from ...

3. Our people
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... a successful recruitment and HR consulting business. He transitioned into the health care and human services sector rising to Chairman of Bethesda Inc. His current software company manages web-based patient ...

4. Australia's approach to Juvenile Justice must change
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... receiving Pasifika’s support for three-six months. “Surprisingly, Pasifika – which is funded by the NSW Government – has not been guaranteed financial support beyond the end of June this year. “The young ...

5. Solid start for Community Response Task Force
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... 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 ...

6. Mission Australia welcomes Employment Service changes
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... the growing impact of the economic downturn – particularly in terms of rising numbers of jobseekers – and the challenges Job Network providers faced in helping the newly unemployed. “These changes ...

7. The welfare experiment - an opinion piece from Mission Australia's CEO, Toby Hall
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... to suggest they’re effective. I appreciate that the income quarantining measures being trialled are part of a suite of responses designed to protect our children. And faced with the rising tide of child ...

8. Aussie Rock legends to harness young talent
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... recent plea from Jimmy Barnes to help raise wider community awareness of the issues arising out of the northern suburbs, and in light of the rapidly growing Hip Hop culture in the southern districts.  ...

9. Tackling truancy - is cutting welfare payments an effective method?
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The debate surrounding the linking of welfare payments to school attendance has brought out strong views on both sides – not surprising for issues so fundamental to our community’s well-being. Parents ...

10. Homeless youth on the rise in Tasmania
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... because of rising housing costs and other financial and family pressures. Mission Australia State Director Noel Mundy said the organisation was definitely seeing more people needing help. “At Mission ...

11. Spiralling fuel costs hurt Sydney's Missionbeat vans
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... needing refuelling every second day, that makes a total weekly petrol bill of close to $1200. The Manager of Mission Australia’s Missionbeat, Daniel Petsalis, said rising petrol prices made life ...

12. More homeless services needed in Tasmania
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... to address the need for more public housing and boost support services to help us tackle the rising numbers of homeless people.” Media contact: Tas State Director Mission Australia Noel Mundy on 0428 ...

13. WA’s booming housing market drives 30% increase in homeless families
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... Housing Strategy which will create a nationwide plan to, among other things, create more affordable housing, more public housing, and boost support services to help us tackle the rising numbers of homeless ...

14. Increased rents create greater risk of homelessness
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... create a plan to, among other things, create more affordable housing, more public housing, and boost tailored support services to help us tackle the rising numbers of homeless people,” Lincoln said. For ...

15. Rising cost of living set to increase numbers at Christmas Lunch in the Park
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... hardship with rising interest rates and the increasing cost of living. Mission Australia WA State Manager, Angie Paskevicius, said with interest rates and other living expenses continuing to increase, ...

16. The main concerns of young Australians: National Survey
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... to 19.4% among non-Indigenous. Environmental issues were valued highly by only 8.9% of respondents. Mission Australia’s spokesperson, Anne Hampshire, said this year’s survey had uncovered some surprising ...

17. Rising Sydney Rents Lead to a Growing Number of Homeless Families in Western Sydney
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... caused by rising rental costs in Sydney, but there are also other factors at play, including: mental illness, family breakdown and domestic violence. “Mission Australia is working very closely with other ...

18. Youth Survey uncovers the differences between young West Australians living in Perth and rural areas
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... people develop their potential through programs involving music, art and other creative and enterprising activities. For more information on the services Mission Australia offers in WA, please visit ...

19. Anti-poverty Week - Terms and Conditions
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... loss of opportunity); whether direct, indirect, special or consequential, arising in any way out of the Promotion, including, but not limited to, where arising out of the following: (a) any technical difficulties ...

20. You can help transform the lives of homeless Australians this winter.
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... economic downturn with rising unemployment and decreasing housing affordability, the prospect of becoming homeless is now all too real for many Australians. Homelessness is not just a housing problem... ...