Marise Payne (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Human Services) Share this | Hansard source

Those regional students often face additional challenges. They are going to be offered by higher education institutions with 500 or more Commonwealth subsidised students who increase their revenue as a result of the deregulation of student contributions. We are going to require universities and other higher ed providers to spend a dollar in every five dollars of additional revenue raised to the new Commonwealth scholarships. Universities and other providers will provide tailored individualised support to students which includes need based scholarships which will meet the cost of living, fee exemptions, mentoring, tutorial support and assistance and other critical points in their study. (Time expired)