Thousands of additional university places will be made available to Australian students in 2026. Photo: Paul Miller/AAP PHOTOS

More Australians will be able to study at university with 9500 extra spots set aside for domestic students.

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The additional places will be allocated for 2026 by the Australian Tertiary Education Commission and will mark 4.1 per cent growth on 2025 numbers.

The federal government's universities accord set a target for 80 per cent of the workforce to have a tertiary qualification by 2050, up from the current 60 per cent figure.

Labor is spending $66.9 million

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