Mission Australia is a provider of family and community services throughout Australia. The organisation has at least 3200 staff, 1,000 volunteers and 300 services in every state and territory of Australia, and is one of the largest community organisations in the nation. It is currently headed by Toby Hall. The previous CEO, Patrick McClure, headed a major study looking at welfare reform for the Australian Government released in 2000.
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Mission Australia is a provider of family and community services throughout Australia. The organisation has at least 3200 staff, 1,000 volunteers and 300 services in every state and territory of Australia, and is one of the largest community organisations in the nation. It is currently headed by Toby Hall. The previous CEO, Patrick McClure, headed a major study looking at welfare reform for the Australian Government released in 2000.
Mission Australia was a beneficiary of the Australian Government's privatisation of employment services in 1998. It is a major provider of employment services in the Job Network with over 130 sites throughout Australia.
The precursors to Mission Australia, the City Missions were inspired by the London City Mission established by David Nasmith. The Sydney City Mission was established in 1862, Brisbane City Mission independently established in 1859 and Adelaide City Mission (later Mission SA) in 1867.
Mission Australia formed in 2000 as the result of an...
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