Federal Election 2022: Labor to pay top students to study teaching

Sarah Basford Canales
Dan Jervis-Bardy
Updated May 9 2022 - 10:13am, first published May 8 2022 - 10:30pm
Labor's education spokeswoman, Tanya Plibersek, will help launch a new plan to attract teachers. Picture: Peter Lorimer
Labor's education spokeswoman, Tanya Plibersek, will help launch a new plan to attract teachers. Picture: Peter Lorimer

Top school graduates would be paid up to $12,000 a year to study teaching under a Labor plan to help raise standards in the classroom.

Sarah Basford Canales

Sarah Basford Canales

Politics and public sector reporter

I'm a federal politics and public sector reporter with an interest in national security, integrity and regulation. Contact me with general tips and thoughts at sarah.basfordcanales@canberratimes.com.au or confidential tips to sbasfordcanales@protonmail.com.

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Federal Politics Reporter

Dan covers federal politics from Parliament House, with a special focus on climate policy and the NDIS. He has previously reported on ACT politics and urban affairs since joining the Canberra Times in 2018.