Opinion

Opinion | Who's eligible for natural disaster and community service leave entitlements

By Kate David
Updated July 2 2021 - 1:22am, first published January 20 2020 - 7:00pm
EMERGENCY CREWS: Volunteer firefighters can access community service leave for as long as they are engaging in firefighting activity.
EMERGENCY CREWS: Volunteer firefighters can access community service leave for as long as they are engaging in firefighting activity.

While the nation is brought to a standstill watching the devastation that the bushfires have caused, it brings to mind the sheer uncertainty of the impact a natural disaster has on families left stranded, businesses left closed and towns cut off.

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