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Tess Ikonomou

Lawyers call for uni debt cuts to fix bush shortages

The law council warns legal practitioners are in short supply outside of major capital cities. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

Lawyers out bush should receive reductions in their university debts to ensure regional and remote communities do not miss out on access to legal advice, the nation's peak law body says. 

The Law Council of Australia is warning of a shortage of legal practitioners outside of Australia's major capital cities and calling on the federal government to incentivise living in regional areas through Higher Education Loan Program debt reduction and indexation relief.

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