UOW disability advocate’s fight to end ‘lifetime of welfare dependency’

Agron Latifi
Updated September 23 2018 - 5:37pm, first published 3:30pm
CHANGE THE SYSTEM: University of Wollongong student advocate Mark Pietsch wants the government to do more to help students with a disability study and work. Picture: Adam McLean
CHANGE THE SYSTEM: University of Wollongong student advocate Mark Pietsch wants the government to do more to help students with a disability study and work. Picture: Adam McLean

Mark Pietsch was ecstatic when he became the first person from his family accepted into university.

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Agron Latifi

Agron Latifi

Sports Reporter

Wollongong born and bred. I love reporting about the Illawarra region and have been doing it for more than 20 years. I've moved into sport recently after covering the education round for the last five plus years for the Illawarra Mercury. It's been a great pleasure.

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