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Transforming lives at Mission Australia Centre, Sydney

23 July 2008

Sometimes, life’s challenges can really knock you around. Whether due to bad luck or tragedy, from time-to-time things go wrong, and without the right support, it can be hard to recover. David*, a client at Mission Australia Centre, knows this better than most people... Read More...

 

Disability changes must go further
Wednesday, 23 July 2008 11:48

blog-disabledworker.jpgChanges to the Disability Support Pension (DSP) announced by the Federal Government on Monday are a good first step in encouraging recipients back into the workforce…but there’s still a long way to go.

Of the 700,000 DSP recipients in Australia, an estimated 20 per cent – 140,000 people – are thought to be capable of work.

One of the main hurdles for DSP recipients contemplating returning to work has been that, in doing so, they would be placed on the Newstart Allowance...
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Thank you to everyone who supported HUSH for Homelessness. Together, we raised just over $43,500 for Mission Australia homeless services.

 


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Green paper on homelessness is a positive step

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 was a great step forward in addressing one ofAustralia's ...

Flexible Job Network will help disadvantaged job seekers

FLEXIBLE JOB NETWORK WILL HELP DISADVANTAGED JOB SEEKERSMission Australia welcomes the Rudd Government’s commitment to helping highly disadvantaged job seekers who have not benefited from the economic boom. Mission Australia’s CEO, Toby Hall said that the organisation was pleased the ...

Gambling binge cost the State Billions

The people of NSW lost a staggering $5 billion to poker machines in a relentless gambling binge in 2006. That’s an increase of 14 percent since 2002 and represents a loss of $732.00 for every man, woman and child. The ...

Migrants and refugees give back to Australia

National Volunteers Week 12-18 May 2008One of the country’s largest charities, Mission Australia reports that more than half of volunteers at its Migrant and Refugee Services are from non-English speaking backgrounds (NESB), conflicting with recent research by Monash University suggesting ...

Campaign Kicks Off to Raise $100,000 for the Homeless

Australians can raise $100,000 in donations to help Mission Australia house the homeless this May--without having to give a single penny themselves. For every person who visits housesforthehomeless.com.au, the country’s largest real estate website—realestate.com.au—will donate one dollar to the charity ...

Hoax Email Alert

Subject: SERIOUS Police warning...

It has come to our attention that persons unknown have issued the above bogus email purporting to come from Mission Australia. This alleged warning is a hoax and we recommend that you delete it from your Inbox and refrain from forwarding it.


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