Starting in July 2025, university and TAFE students who complete mandatory placements studying courses like teaching, nursing, social work, and midwifery will receive payments of over $300 a week during the duration of their placements.
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The Federal government has announced major changes to HECS indexation as part of the budget on May 14th. Debt will now be indexed to wage growth as opposed to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and that reform will be applied retroactively to last year.
After years of being ignored by governments, universities and union bureaucrats, the crisis of unpaid placement-induced student poverty and burnout is reaching a peak.
