Zara Seidler
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87 recordings
2 series
first heard Nov 2025
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They have not been included in this announcement today.
Whether or not that changes over time, we'll have to wait and see.
So interesting.
I guess the counter argument to that is so why should they be punished for that decision that is, you know, a backbone of our society, as are all of these allied health professionals who we've spoken about today.
You know, it's a whole system that requires many different parts to work efficiently.
But yeah, thought it was a very interesting thing to see unfold, especially on social media.
Yeah, so I'll start with the independents because, interestingly, two independents, Helen Haynes and David Pocock, have been very, very vocal advocates for expanding this scheme.
They were the co-sponsors of a petition calling on this very matter and
That petition garnered 51,000 signatures and so I've seen them out quite a lot commending the government on this move.
We had David Pocock saying it was a huge win for allied health students and Helen Haynes again really backing in that decision.
In terms of the opposition then, we heard from Shadow Education Minister Julian Lisa.
I'm going to read out what he sent TDA in terms of
the opposition, the coalition's thoughts on this announcement.
He said, Mm.
Julie and Lisa went on to say, to students who will now receive the payment, I say, the reason you're struggling to pay rent and bills and the reason you'll struggle to find a home and start a family once prac finishes is because Labor has increased the cost of everything through its economic mismanagement.
You deserve a better economy than the one that this Labor government is giving you.
So not really getting a sense there from the opposition whether the principle of making these placements paid is...
something they support or something they're against, but more broadly, just an argument against Labor's economic management there.
I'm genuinely curious to see if in five or ten years' time people at university look back at us and say, oh, my God, there was such a thing as unpaid placements.
Probably.
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