Amid a cost-of-living crisis for rural and regional university students, the Country Education of Australia and St Andrew's College have stepped in to kick inflation to the curb and ensure country youth don't fall behind their city counterparts in their studies. Inflation has proved a major challenge for university students outside of metropolitan areas, with the cost of travel, fuel, rent and everyday living expenses rising significantly since early last year. The last quarterly Consumer Price Index (CPI), the tool used to measure inflation, sat at 7% according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), down from a peak of 7.

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