Labor’s new payments for students to tackle ‘placement poverty’
Universities Australia CEO Luke Sheehy has welcomed Labor’s new announcement for students which aims to tackle “placement poverty”.
Student teachers, nurses and social workers are set to receive new payments.
Mr Sheehy pointed out “lots of students” have been unable to complete their degree due to cost-of-living pressures.
“The payment today – the first type of payments we’ve seen like this in the sector in my memory – is really welcome,” he told Sky News Australia.
Labor’s new payments for students to tackle ‘placement poverty’
“It’s great news for students because it’s going to help them finish their degree.”