Mehreen Faruqi (NSW, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Students are struggling to get by. This government has abandoned students to face the high cost of living and the extreme stress just by themselves. As a former academic I have firsthand experience of the sacrifices that students make to study, including working up to four jobs just to make ends meet. It is deeply distressing that one in four students experiences food insecurity, and it is outrageous that they regularly go without food and other necessities.

Students should be able to focus on learning, not on where their next meal is coming from. The government must urgently increase student support payments and fully fund mental health services, to give students the support that they need and they deserve.

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