Tribune’s note

Minister for Education Jason Clare travelled to Clermont, Queensland, to open a new Regional University Study Hub (RUSH) site — the latest activation under the government's $66.9 million program to more than double the number of hubs operating nationwide [TA-260427-educat-0028723e8aa7]. The Clermont hub sits within the Country Universities Centre (CUC) Isaac network at 26 Herschel Street and will serve students enrolled at any university or vocational education and training provider, allowing them to study without leaving their community [TA-260427-educat-0028723e8aa7].

The minister framed the opening against a stark local baseline: only 17 percent of young people in Clermont currently hold a degree, a figure the hub program is explicitly designed to shift. The portfolio's stated intent is to remove structural barriers to higher education in regional Australia and to advance the government's long-run skills target — 80 percent of workers holding a TAFE or university qualification by 2050.

Today's event is a comms-only record; no parliamentary contribution is on file for this date.

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MediaNew Regional University Study Hub site opens in ClermontJason ClareMonday 27 April 2026