Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, continued to negotiate with Senators to attempt to secure the passage of the Youth Allowance bill so 150 000 students gain certainly and can benefit from new scholarships in 2010. Ms Gillard said the Government has offered to set up a Rural Tertiary Hardship Fund worth 20 million dollars to help prevent the barriers to rural and regional students attending university. DEEWR Media release, 1 December 2009

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