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Higher Employment Priority for People With Disability

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 25th June 2013 - Concrete measures must be taken to lift Australia from its woeful record of 21 out of 29 OECD countries for employment of people with disability, according to the Australia Network…

Young Aborigines Concerned about Alcohol, Drugs & Gambling

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 7th May 2013 - Young Aboriginal people feel more unsafe in their communities and are more likely to be concerned about the impact of alcohol, drugs and gambling than young non-Aboriginals, according…

NSW Premier Commits to Education Reform

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 24th April 2013 - Fifteen of Australia’s leading Non Government Organisations (NGOs) have unanimously commended the Premier of NSW Barry O’Farrell for his leadership in signing the…

NGO Leaders Unite for Disadvantaged Students

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 16th April 2013 - Fifteen of Australia's leading non-government community organisations have united for the first time to sign an open letter to COAG calling on State, Territory and Federal…

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Bailing Out With a Broken Bucket

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 9th April 2013 - What Australia needs is a review that tackles the complexity of the income support system including how it interacts with the tax system, our approach to supporting disabled people…

Employers Dissatisfied with Younger Workers – Survey

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 5th March 2013 - Only one third of employers who take on teenagers are satisfied with the result, citing unreliability, immaturity and lack of long-term commitment as the key reasons for their negative…

Agreement on Homelessness in Limbo

Staff Reporter, Monday, 25th February 2013 - National welfare Not for Profit Mission Australia has warned that vital support to thousands of vulnerable and homeless Australians is in limbo, while a crucial funding agreement…

Homeless Men Suffer Worse Stress than Returned Servicemen – Study

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 21st February 2013 - Homeless men experience higher levels of post-traumatic stress disorder than the mainstream male population, including returned servicemen, a new study has found. The Mission…

Government Benches Proposed New Charity Taxes

Staff Reporter, Friday, 1st February 2013 - The Federal Government has delayed the introduction of its controversial 2011-12 Budget measure to introduce new charity taxes until July 1, 2014 – a move welcomed by the Not…

NFPs Want Poor and Vulnerable the Focus for Election 2013

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 31st January 2013 - Not For Profits have welcomed the Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s announcement of the upcoming Federal election on September 14 but have called on leaders to focus on the poor…

NFP Takes on Tassie Unemployment

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 22nd January 2013 - Mission Australia is to tackle long term unemployment in Tasmania with the Not for Profit being awarded the contract to support 4,500 long term job seekers in the State. Mission Australia…

Opinion

Measuring Impact in a Complex Organisation

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 17th January 2013 - Eleri Morgan-Thomas has been with Mission Australia for seven years and has held a number of positions in community services, housing, advocacy and public affairs. She recently …

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