Postgraduates seek better income support, by Tim Dodd

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    Postgraduate students are calling for more government income support to put them on a par with undergraduates, who have wider access to schemes such as ­Aus­tudy and the Youth Allowance.

    In a new paper the Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations says that income support for postgraduates is “highly limited” and opening full access would help in “promoting social mobility for low-income Australians”.

    Read more: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/postgraduates-seek-better-income-support/news-story/ccff4dec1fbdefc25035dd6b246c473c

    Period17 Oct 2018

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    • TitlePostgraduates seek better income support
      Degree of recognitionNational
      Media name/outletThe Australian
      Media typePrint
      Country/TerritoryAustralia
      Date17/10/18
      DescriptionPostgraduate students are calling for more government income support to put them on a par with undergraduates, who have wider access to schemes such as ­Aus­tudy and the Youth Allowance.

      In a new paper the Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations says that income support for postgraduates is “highly limited” and opening full access would help in “promoting social mobility for low-income Australians”.

      Read more: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/postgraduates-seek-better-income-support/news-story/ccff4dec1fbdefc25035dd6b246c473c
      Producer/AuthorTim Dodd
      URLhttps://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/postgraduates-seek-better-income-support/news-story/ccff4dec1fbdefc25035dd6b246c473c
      PersonsLara McKenzie

    Keywords

    • postgraduates
    • university
    • inequality
    • research
    • finances
    • money
    • income support