Financial Help for Uni Students on Placement Floated

Financial help might be offered to university students completing unpaid placements as part of their degrees, as unions warn failure to provide support will result in greater workforce shortages. Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the federal government was considering relief for people with university debts and students undergoing required practical placements in their courses. “We are looking at both of those things for the budget,” Mr. Chalmers told reporters on April 22. Students studying nursing and teaching are among those required to complete unpaid placements to finish their degrees, and can be left struggling to pay bills especially during the cost of living crisis....