Anthony Chisholm (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Education) Share this | Hansard source

The government will not be supporting this amendment from the opposition. It was circulated very late and with no definition of 'volunteer'. Of course, skills matter in this space, and we believe they're captured where relevant in existing functions. We appreciate the intent, and we support our skilled volunteers and thank the opposition for backing initiatives like our $30 million commitment for Disaster Relief Australia, run by veterans, which we think is a very important thing the government has implemented, but we won't be supporting this amendment.