PhD student Maxim makes $18 an hour to research children’s cancer – it’s barely above Australia’s poverty line
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Source: Guardian Australia
Published: 2026-06-14 06:00 UTC+10:00
Section: Australian education
Factuality Score: 95
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Science, Health, Education, Australia, Labour & Workers, World News
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Skyrocketing living costs and lack of government support are deterring potential PhD candidates. Experts say the obvious solution is to lift the stipend
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