Category: Student Life
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Tertiary placement plan will still leave plenty in placement poverty
The Australian government has announced students completing mandatory placements in specific tertiary fields will receive $319.50 per week after July 1, 2025, but students in the areas left behind still face the threat of placement poverty.
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“The sky’s the limit”: USASA trials op shop at City West campus to ease cost-of-living pressures
USASA is trialling an op shop at The University of South Australia’s City West campus until the end of July. If the shop can get enough donations and volunteers, it will provide long-term cost-of-living relief to students, with potential to expand across other UniSA campuses.
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Wage theft: the default experience of international students
International students in South Australia are falling victim to wage theft and unfair workplace practices. OTR Editor Anna Ngov reports on the widespread exploitation of international students, and why few report their employers.
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Indigenous Literacy Day: what is it and how can you get involved?
On September 6, over 500 Australian schools and organisations will host Great Book Swaps as part of Indigenous Literacy Day, with donations going to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF). Check out this article to find out about the ILF’s important initiatives and get involved in Indigenous Literacy Day.
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Culture clash: concern raised over UniSA and University of Adelaide merger
Critics have raised concerns over the potential for a clash of cultures between the University of South Australia and University of Adelaide following the historic merger announcement on July 2. OTR journalist Jacob Stevens explains.
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Your student debt increases by 7.1 per cent today: what is being done politically and how will it affect you?
The 7.1 per cent indexation rate for HECS-HELP is an added stressor for many university students and graduates following recent record inflation and cost-of-living pressures. OTR journalist Robert Hicks asks experts and political parties how this indexation will affect students, and what they are planning to do — or not do.
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