22/05/2026
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ASA supports Allied Health Professions Australia in calling for the expansion of the Commonwealth Prac Payment to include all allied health students.
A petition launched today by Independent MP Helen Haines MP and Senator David Pocock, alongside Allied Health Professions Australia, calls for equitable placement support across health disciplines.
Allied health students – including sonography students – complete extensive mandatory unpaid placements, often at significant personal cost. Expanding placement support is a practical step to reduce financial hardship, strengthen workforce sustainability, and ensure students can complete their training without unnecessary barriers.
Equitable access to placement support must be a national priority.
If you want to help end placement poverty for allied health and medicine students, sign the petition: https://loom.ly/aLCyu_w