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1. Letter to the Editor from Toby Hall, CEO, Mission Australia
(Daily News/Blog)

... caustic and cynical style, Gary Johns unsurprisingly misrepresents the debate around homeless numbers in Australia. That homeless agencies can’t disagree with the ABS for reasons other than money and ...

2. ‘Open Your Mind’ – Mental Health Week in Whyalla
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... CAMHS, University of South Australia, Mental Health Coalition SA and Beyond Blue, holding this event to celebrate Mental Health Week this year. “A committee comprising of a range of interested parties ...

3. Kids in limbo, Australia's growing reliance on juvenile remand
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... offending by at-risk youths… “With research condemning juvenile incarceration, and the costs involved becoming increasingly difficult to justify, it is not surprising that findings from government and ...

4. Bold approach to homelessness will take 70 most vulnerable off streets
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... in Sydney on rising rents. "It's very easy in Sydney if you do have an addiction or you're struggling with rent to end up here," she said. This article was originally posted in the Sydney Morning ...

5. Homebuyers shut out until 2020
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... has become severely unaffordable and will remain so for at least the next 10 years. One of the most surprising figures to come out of the report was how unaffordable houses in places such as Newcastle ...

6. Locals living rough
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... of a number of boarding houses and rising property prices. He said he would call on his fellow councillors’ support at the meeting next Tuesday to raise awareness of the plight of homeless people in ...

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

... to have an impact with the total number of people supported by government-funded homeless services rising by seven per cent in 2009-10 to 219,900. “But with the turn away rates remaining at last year’s ...

8. New look for Missionbeat – a Sydney icon
(Daily News/Blog)

... Census night (2006) nearly 105,000 people were homeless in Australia. And based on the Census, on any one night in Australia there are around 7,500 homeless families with children – comprising 26,790 people. ...

9. Enterprising young men lend a hand after Yasi
(Daily News/Blog)

Here’s a very welcome good news story from Queensland. Seven young Indigenous Employment Program participants from Cairns recently volunteered their time to help elderly locals clean up after Cyclone Yasi, ...

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

... after being evicted from her home when she was unable to meet the cost of her rising rent. She and her five children at times sought shelter under a bridge in Western Sydney. We helped her into temporary ...

11. Post-flood advice and information
(Daily News/Blog)

... authorising repairs. Call 1300 728 228, The Insurance Council’s 24-hotline, if you have questions about insurance, including lost paperwork. Many banks have activated emergency relief measures for ...

12. Opinion: Wrong sort of record to set on young jobless
(Daily News/Blog)

... disadvantaged communities that there is a growing disconnect between labour supply and demand. Businesses need job-ready applicants with minimal fuss. The steadily rising tide of young job seekers don't ...

13. The Mission Australia Centre - A new approach to homelessness
(Daily News/Blog)

... this number is rising. In Sydney, for example, the number of people “sleeping rough” grew almost 13% in 2009 compared with the previous year.2 Existing homeless services are seriously stretched. Each ...

14. We must act now to save a lost generation
(Daily News/Blog)

... signs of emerging from the effects of the global financial crisis, but for one group of Australians, those like Marcus aged 15 to 24, the challenges continue to grow. With youth unemployment rising Marcus’ ...

15. Teachers and students resource page
(Uncategorised Content)

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

16. Anti-poverty Week - Terms and Conditions
(Uncategorised Content)

... 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 ...

17. You can help transform the lives of homeless Australians this winter.
(Uncategorised Content)

... 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... ...

18. Youth Employment Stategy (YES) - 2010
(Downloads/Social Policy Reports/Social Policy Reports Documents)

Youth Prevention Strategy: Preventing a Lost Generation Youth unemployment is rising. As Australia experiences the early signs of economic recovery, youth unemployment (15‐19 year olds) stands at 16.0 ...