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A $25 increase to JobSeeker does not solve the problem
23 February 2021
The Salvation Army has long called for a permanent increase to the JobSeeker Payment and Youth Allowance, but the announcement today does not solve the problem. The Salvation Army’s evidence, gathered from working with people reliant on the Jo...
Read full storyThe Salvation Army provides a multi-level response to the Wooroloo bushfires
17 February 2021
The Salvation Army has and continues to respond to the Wooroloo bushfires in support of our first responders and the community who have exp...
Read full story8.1 million Aussies financially stressed this Christmas, but The Salvos are here to help
9 December 2020
After the devastating financial and emotional impacts of COVID-19, bushfires and drought this year, more than 8.1 million Aussies (41%) are...
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Disaster doesn't discriminate, and neither does debt
14 October 2020
With 3.24 million Australians, including more than three-quarters of a million children, living below the poverty line, The Salvation Army&#...
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Salvos honour the Australian public on its 140th anniversary
7 September 2020
The Salvation Army is celebrating 140 years in Australia and is honouring the Australian public for its incredible support, generosity and v...
Read full storyExtended support for homeless Victorians looks to a better future
29 July 2020
The Salvation Army says the State Governmentâs decision to go beyond its initial COVID response for people experiencing homelessness gi...
Read full storySalvos' Mobile Bushfire Recovery Teams moving again in NSW
22 June 2020
The Salvation Army’s Mobile Bushfire Recovery Teams are returning to the NSW South Coast after the easing of COVID-19 social distanci...
Read full storyThe Salvation Army's Support to the Inquiry into Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence
1 June 2020
The Salvation Army welcomes and supports the Government's undertaking to establish a new parliamentary Inquiry into Family, Domestic and Sex...
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Aussies show real generosity to virtual Red Shield Appeal
28 May 2020
Thousands of Australians have supported The Salvation Army’s opening call for donations to the annual Red Shield Appeal to leave no o...
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