Hi,
I currently study my second year of bachelor of education. Austudy is based on combined income, which you already know from everyone else's replies!

What I did want to add was that I study externally for my course. You can now do this with the Bachelor of Nursing too. It's through Open Universities Australia and the University of South Australia. This might be what you're planning to do already. Just thought i'd let you know about it. I know how hard it is fitting in work/study with kids. Having the ability to study from home has really helped me get to where I am today.

The website to visit is www.open.edu.au.

Good luck.