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Senator for South Australia, Rex Patrick, will use the next parliamentary term to push for free tertiary qualifications for Australian school leavers if re-elected in late May. In a release on Wednesday, the independent senator said encouraging and expanding access to tertiary education is critical to Australia’s development as a high-tech, advanced economy and culturally open society. “I strongly support the model of free tertiary education in the Nordic countries and would love to see that return here,” he said. “If re-elected to the Senate, I plan to undertake a major political campaign, using all the Parliamentary opportunities and leverage I have, to achieve a restoration of a free first degree, certificate course, or trade.” ...

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