Country kids face battle to get to university amid cost-of-living crisis
By Anita Ward, Matt Stephens, and Jackson Byrne

Pursuing higher education is difficult for regional students who uproot their lives, with advocates calling for support to level the playing field.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-19/regional-metro-higher-education-divide-cost-of-living-crisis/106457504

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Country kids face battle to get to university amid cost-of-living crisis

Pursuing higher education is difficult for regional students who uproot their lives, with advocates calling for support to level the playing field. 

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