Petition is successful with 7,077 signatures
To: Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers, Minister of Education, Jason Clare and Minister of Social Services, Amanda Rishworth
End Unpaid Placements for Community Services Degrees!
Thanks to the incredible campaigning of ASU members, placements for social work degrees will be paid from July 2025.
Together, ASU members, students and academics have joined together to make sure all work is paid, including university placements
The ASU will work with our members through the detail of the announcement and continue to campaign for students studying community services degrees to have rights and entitlements of workers through their placements.
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