Home Grown Gap Year Could Give School Leavers University Discount

Home Grown Gap Year Could Give School Leavers University Discount
School leavers and university graduates are being encouraged to fill the void left behind by backpackers. Chris Armytage/Pixabay
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School leavers and university graduates who take a gap year on an Australian farm to pick fruits and vegetables could get a university loan discount under a bipartisan parliamentary inquiry.

Liberal, Nationals, and Labor members of the committee proposed a “Gap Year at Home” (pdf) to address the urgent labour shortages for the upcoming harvest season as a result of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as novel coronavirus.
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Jessie Zhang is a reporter based in Sydney, Australia, covering news on health and science.
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