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1. Government to establish new Children’s Commissioner role
(Daily News/Blog)

... and young people at the national level,” Ms Roxon said yesterday. “The Children’s Commissioner will ensure the voices of children and young people are heard in the development of Commonwealth policies ...

2. Brother against sister in the Urban Quest Semi-Finals
(Daily News/Blog)

... Quest Finals Concert at the Darwin Entertainment Centre on Sunday. Anyone who made it along to last year’s Urban Quest Semi-Finals will hear a few familiar voices, with three acts that made the Top 10 ...

3. Deni Hines gives words of wisdom to Urban Quest singers
(Daily News/Blog)

... Palmerston and Katherine will take to the stage at Casuarina Square on Friday 13 April, hoping to impress the judges. “I’m looking for fantastic voices, someone with their own flavour and unique traits, ...

4. Giving voice to the voiceless
(Community Services/Community Services)

... deliver services, we have to become a powerful voice for change. “If Mission Australia is going to be a true leader, then using our voice is one way to maximise the impact we can have with our limited ...

5. Lead experts
(Pathways/About Us)

... the media and wider community.   A national voice for change In 2011 the need to identify and respond to social needs in a more focused manner led to the formation of our Social Advocacy and Public ...

6. Calculate your household carbon price on new interactive site
(Daily News/Blog)

... weekly costs are largely covered and most people end up with money in their pocket." ACOSS, the peak body of the community services and welfare sector and a national voice for the needs of people affected ...

7. WA youth express themselves in photos
(Daily News/Blog)

... to work with our young people and help them to represent their ideas visually,’’ Ms Calcutt told The South Western Times. ‘‘We are looking forward to the opportunities that the Photovoice Exhibition will ...

8. Is there a better approach to remote Aboriginal communities?
(Daily News/Blog)

... the development of Long-Term Council Community Plans with input from local individuals and organisations – is giving people back their voice. The same community development model is used by most NGOs. ...

9. Government must change policy on unaccompanied refugee children
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... of the country’s churches and welfare agencies to raise their voices in public support. Mission Australia’s CEO, Toby Hall, said most fair-minded people would be uncomfortable with the prospect of ...

10. National Survey of Young Australians
(Research/Research and Social Policy)

... survey aims to give young people a voice and promote discussion between parents and their children. And because of its wide scope, the survey helps governments, educators and social policymakers to produce ...

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

... - has been giving young people a voice, sparking community discussion and informing governments, educators and social policymakers. If you’ve yet to take the You’re Probably Wrong test, try ...

12. Addressing multiple disadvantage
(Downloads/Miscellaneous Documents/Documents)

... work, engage and have a voice. For most, this is at worst a short term and temporary state of affairs. However, close to one million Australians aged 18 to 64 years experience ongoing adversity across ...

13. Homeless Young Australians
(Downloads/Social Policy Reports/Social Policy Reports Documents)

The reasons young people leave home are complex and include family conflict, physical and/or sexual abuse, substance abuse and trauma. This has been described as young people ‘running from’ family or personal ...

14. In their own words: Insights into the concerns of young Australians
(Downloads/Social Policy Reports/Social Policy Reports Documents)

This publication uses the direct voices of young people to look at their issues of concern. Results draw from the National survey of young Australians 2008. In 2008 Mission Australia conducted its seventh ...

15. Left out and missing out: Voices from the margins
(Downloads/Social Policy Reports/Social Policy Reports Documents)

Around one in seven Australians who turn to welfare organisations for help lack a substantial meal at least once a day accoridng to new research released in Anti-Poverty Week (14-20 October)