Julia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

This is against a backdrop where under the Howard government the percentage of regional students and country students in Australian universities was going down. We acted to improve youth allowance for regional students. I am pleased to be in a position to say that we will act again to improve the circumstances of country students in getting access to university.

Mr Christensen interjecting—

Ms Marino interjecting —

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