Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research) Share this | Hansard source

The age of independence will remain at 25, rather than being lowered to 22 by 2012 and preventing around 7,600 students from receiving the independent rate. Years of Liberal and National Party neglect have left Australia with a system that fails students from working families and from families in rural and regional Australia. Now they are trying to continue— (Time expired)