Cost blow where it can be least afforded

Updated May 4 2016 - 10:24pm, first published 2:57pm

The devil is invariably in the detail and there was no difference in the Federal Government’s 2016 budget. The more overt the offerings which reiterate a mantra of “jobs and growth” the more you can be sure there is a sting lurking beneath the appeasements. The serious cuts to university programs and in particular to scholarships programs set up to offer opportunities for the socially and economically disadvantaged are of grave concern for Ballarat. It may appear as little more than a few obscure lines in the voluminous budget documents but it is worth reflecting on the flow-on impacts of the cuts.

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