Life Matters

What is the role of government in supporting volunteering?

Volunteering played a crucial role at the recent 2020 Summit. Much was made of the fact that the 1,000-odd delegates were 'volunteers' themselves and more than 200 behind-the-scenes administrators, typists, note-takers and organisers also 'volunteered' their time for the weekend.

Thanks to the volunteers, there was little cost to the taxpayer, we were told.

Volunteering also featured in the summit outcomes, with proposals like the university fees trade-off for volunteering.

Melanie Oppenheimer gives us her views on the idea.

Guests

Dr Melanie Oppenheimer
Associate Professor, University of Western Sydney

Presenter

Richard Aedy

Producer

Amanda Armstrong

Story Researcher and Producer

Melanie Oppenheimer

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