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Adam Bandt on Greens’ proposed Centrelink boost

Announcing the plan (see previous post), Australian Greens leader Adam Bandt said:

Finishing school and working out what’s next is a pivotal time for young people, but with rents, education fees and the cost of living all rising, many of them are finding completing further study is not a path they can afford.

Starting out your adult life shouldn’t be this hard. Labor should be doing much more to support young people to get established in the field or industry they want to pursue.