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Rachael Ward

Driving the hassle out of donating goods to charity

Australians have more than $18 billion worth of unworn clothes suitable to be donated. (HANDOUT/RED CROSS AUSTRALIA)

The majority of Australians who pack a bag of clothes for donation take months before actually taking it to a charity shop, with goods instead left languishing in cars or bedrooms for weeks on end.

That's according to the latest Cost of Giving report from the Australian Red Cross, which found the country has approximately $18.5 billion worth of unworn clothes suitable to be donated to raise money for those in need.

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