Maggie Coggan, Thursday, 25th March 2021 - Evidence-based research is a critical part of creating social change. But how do you make sure that your report actually has the impact you want it to? We take a look. Each year, organisations…
Luke Michael, Tuesday, 23rd February 2021 - “This rate is far too low, and we will see the continuing impacts of this on rates of disadvantage, poverty and homelessness in Australia”The community sector has severely condemned…
Luke Michael, Wednesday, 20th January 2021 - Homelessness groups warn that Australia’s housing system remains in urgent need of repair More than half of low-income private renters are spending unsustainable amounts on …
Luke Michael, Wednesday, 18th November 2020 - More than a quarter of young people say they have been unfairly treated in the past year Equity and discrimination is now the number one concern for young Australians, according…
Luke Michael, Thursday, 24th September 2020 - Advocates say there is a critical shortage of culturally and age-appropriate support services for young Indigenous people Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people…
Luke Michael, Wednesday, 29th July 2020 - A new report shows one in six young people in Australia have experienced homelessness The federal government is being urged to take a proactive response to tackling youth…
Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 20th May 2020 - The Mission Australia Youth Survey has taken a disability lens to its data for the first timeYoung people with disability are more likely to report poor mental health and are twice …
Luke Michael, Wednesday, 18th March 2020 - Voices across the social sector say urgent support for charities is neededCharities are warning they will struggle to survive the coronavirus pandemic without a targeted stimulus…
Maggie Coggan, Monday, 24th February 2020 - The poverty rate in Australia is worse than in most other wealthy countriesFewer entry-level jobs, rising housing costs, and inadequate welfare rates are just some of the contributing…
Contributor, Thursday, 31st October 2019 - Year on year, Australian youth are reporting increasing levels of psychological distress. Do healthcare professionals need more training to help tackle this crisis? Mental health…
Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 23rd October 2019 - New research from Mission Australia has found mental health problems in young people is rapidly on the riseFor 21-year-old Mitch, speaking up and getting help wasn’t easy. Struggling…
James Toomey, Monday, 30th September 2019 - The best way to address a social issue is to eradicate the smoke and mirrors by starting with a clarifying question of “what evidence-based problem are we trying to solve?” writes James…
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