April 2010 update To find out about Youth Allowance changes go to information from the National Union of Students and the Commonwealth Government. Also note that from 1 April 2010, Equity and Merit-based scholarships have been made exempt from means …
Clay Lucas, July 9, 2009 Melbourne must be more welcoming to international students by offering them concession fares on public transport, Lord Mayor Robert Doyle says. Source and more
WHILE figures show demand for vocational education has increased, enrolling Victorian TAFE students will be slugged with higher fees when they begin study next week.
Source (go here for more of the article) A new resource to help students estimate the amount of financial assistance they are eligible for from the Government has been launched by the Minister for Education, Julia Gillard. The estimator is …
Source (go here for more of the article) A new resource to help students estimate the amount of financial assistance they are eligible for from the Government has been launched by the Minister for Education, Julia Gillard. The estimator is …
Geelong strip club AlleyCat Men’s Club general manager Geoffrey Vincent said the venue had about 10 strippers who were studying at university with subjects including nursing and journalism.
He said, since the economic down turn, there were more women applying to become strippers and denied it was a degrading job.
University Vice-Chancellors expect more money in the Federal Budget for poor students, saying excessive part-time work is interfering with their studies.
Student Christian Movement (SCM) gathering: ‘Climate Change – Understanding And Responding In Faith: at Wesley Church ‘Old schoolhouse’.
An ex-worker from the store named Kholi, who is still to waiting to be paid for working on Christmas day last year, also spoke. Kholi got by far the best response from the rally. He gave a first hand account of the horrible conditions in the store and explained that most of the workers 7-Eleven employ are vulnerable international students. Due to the low wages they pay, 7-Eleven forces the workers to work over the 20 hour limit imposed by their visa regulations. This is happening on a mass scale.
The group of about 20 students who lived on the premises formed the Student Housing Action Co-operative, or SHAC, and said during their occupation they hosted community meals, a weekly bike-fixing co-operative and regular political forums for students.
