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      Volunteering Australia is the national peak body for volunteering.

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Submissions

  • Federal Budget lacks strategic consideration of volunteers

    Volunteers are central to key government priorities identified in the Budget, including the environment, aged care, disability, domestic and gender-based [...]

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  • Federal Budget 2023-24

    Cost-of-living relief welcome but impact on volunteering cannot be ignored  Volunteering Australia welcomes the Australian Treasurer’s significant cost of living [...]

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  • Early Findings from the Organisation Perspective

    Thank you to everyone who joined the launch of early findings from the Volunteering in Australia organisation survey. 1,200 organisations responded to [...]

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  • Volunteers: Australia’s backbone in times of crisis

    In honour of National Volunteer Week, Volunteering Australia has released a report providing evidence that volunteers are essential to Australia’s [...]

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  • Continuity and change: volunteering during the COVID-19 pandemic

    A new research paper from Volunteering Australia aims to provide a more detailed portrayal of the volunteering experience during the [...]

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  • Corporate Volunteering in Australia: a snapshot

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  • Volunteering and Settlement in Australia: A Snapshot

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  • Volunteering Australia Federal Election Platform

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