HECS
Graduates to get early career reprieve from crippling student debts
The salary threshold at which student loans must be repaid will rise more than $10,000 a year under a federal Labor policy shift that will make the average HELP debt-holder $680 a year better off.
- by James Massola
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Jason Clare
Radical plan to slash student debts by tens of thousands of dollars
University debts could be slashed by up to 20 per cent under an Albanese government plan targeted at young voters.
- by Paul Sakkal
The number of Australians with student debts above $100,000 revealed
In just five years, the number of people with six-figure debt has more than doubled.
- by Daniella White
‘It looms over you’: WA students stagger under debt as cost of living soars
On average, students in Western Australia pay more than $20,000 for a degree – more than students in the eastern states – and it’s taking them decades to repay.
- by Holly Thompson
Opinion
Property prices
The harshest truth about our housing crisis? There’s no silver bullet
Senator Andrew Bragg says growing university debts are keeping young Australians out of the housing market. But his proposed solution ignores the root of the problem.
- by Shane Wright
Degrees that lead graduates to the biggest pay packets revealed
Students have been urged to consider potential earnings compared with the cost of their university degrees and long-term HECS debt.
- by Daniella White
Coalition proposes relaxation of HECS, lending rules to help home buyers
The federal opposition says banks need to take more risks or there will be a whole group of people unable to own a home.
- by Paul Sakkal and Millie Muroi
Opinion
University
As a year 12 student, I dream of doing an arts degree. The price could be a lifetime of debt
I’ve been working towards studying arts for two years. But now as I prepare my university preferences, the reality of how much debt I could be saddled with has me thinking twice.
- by Saria Ratnam
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University
‘Debt until death’: Vice chancellor attacks soaring fees as degrees hit $50,000
The cost of every degree for 2025 has been revealed. A university boss says young people are being priced out of their dreams.
- by Daniella White
Feeling overwhelmed by uni applications? Here’s what year 12 students need to know
Your key questions answered, from when to put in your course preferences to how to change them.
- by Josefine Ganko
How the changes to higher education debts will affect you
How will the changes to HECS indexation actually work? And how much do you stand to benefit? Here’s a quick guide.
- by Rachel Clun
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