Mission Australia is one of Australia’s largest, most trusted community service and housing providers. Together, we’re building hope and possibility for all.
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🚨National crisis: New report exposes devastating toll of youth homelessness
“Young people relying on income support are being forced to make impossible choices between paying rent, buying food and meeting other basic needs” - @SharonCallister
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The response to Powderfinger’s 2027 tour has been incredible! 🎸 Well done to everyone who’s managed to secure tickets.
We’re so grateful to @powderfinger_au for helping Australians facing homelessness and hardship find a safe home. 🩷
ALT A group of musicians performing in a studio, featuring guitar, bass, keyboard, and drums. The text in the center says, "Music that helps people find a home." The logo for Mission Australia is at the bottom.
📺 "We can't just build our way out of it"
Mission Australia State Director WA Elise Jorgnesen had a chat with Fred Mafica on The Couch about youth homelessness and how to solve it.
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Everyone deserves a safe and secure home. It's a basic human right, and unfathomable that in a modern country like Australia this isn't the case. On our 2027 Tour we're partnering with @MissionAust to raise funds and support their vital work. Details at powderfinger.com
We're still buzzing from yesterday's news, and we want to say a heartfelt thank you to @powderfinger_au for their generous donation to Mission Australia. It'll help more Australians find a safe place to call home. Join them: act.missionaustralia.com.au/…
Huge news: @powderfinger_au is back! And they've chosen Mission Australia as charity partner for their 2027 tour. We're so grateful to the band for backing our work and helping to support people experiencing homelessness. #MissionAustralia #safehomes
Learn more and donate here: act.missionaustralia.com.au/…
New research shows 3 in 4 people in households relying on JobSeeker & Youth Allowance are living below the poverty line. We need to #RaisetheRate of income support payments so people can keep a roof over their heads.
Read the report from @ACOSS & @UNSW: bit.ly/4AWGMRu
A new paper from the Australian Alliance to End Homelessness highlights the positive impact of supportive housing on people experiencing long-term homelessness. More investment is needed to help break the cycle.
Read the paper here: aaeh.org.au/supportive-housi…
🧐 Stable housing and wrap around support = less homelessness
A landmark report has revealed Cairns homelessness services are achieving an extraordinary 94% housing retention rate among tracked participants.
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Women over 55 are a rapidly growing demographic for homelessness. Many have little to no super, paused careers to raise children or depended on a spouse for economic stability. The solution: build more social and affordable housing.
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Children as young as 12 turned away from Perth crisis accommodation @hollym_thompson watoday.com.au/national/west…
🏘️ This is a big problem for our country.
"Those born in the 1990s are the first Australian generation in history to not do better than those who came before" #BuildMoreSocialHousing #Auspol
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Our Bega team are part of the nationwide effort to make sure people experiencing homelessness are counted in the census
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For Brisbane resident Billie-Jean, being on JobSeeker means going into debt every fortnight.
She relies on AfterPay for her fortnightly shop, which costs about $500, for her and her teenage son.
#RaisetheRate
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Residents at Darwin's largest homeless shelter plead for help to save their homes abc.net.au/news/2026-07-30/h…
