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  • In the age of #metoo volunteers should not be victims

    It’s appalling that in 2019 federal equal opportunity laws do not prohibit sexual harassment of volunteers. When this federal gap [...]

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  • Review and renewal of the Australian Sports Diplomacy Strategy

    Volunteering Australia has provided a response in partnership with Volunteering Victoria on the review and renewal of the Australian Sports [...]

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  • Volunteering Australia signs Accord at NVC2018

    Volunteering Australia is pleased to announce the signing of an Accord with the National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples to [...]

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  • Mixed results for volunteering in 2018-19 Federal Budget

    There have been mixed results for volunteering in the 2018-19 Federal Budget. While we acknowledge the Government’s contributions to the [...]

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  • Open Letter to Parliamentarians #HandsOffOurCharities

    Volunteering Australia was pleased to attend the #handsoffourcharities event in the Senate courtyard this week with our charity sector colleagues, to [...]

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  • Welfare Reform Bill passes Senate with amendments

    Proposed changes to the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017 passed the Senate this week. This is after [...]

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