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Primary school teacher Maddy Foster says her student debt is always at the back of her mind

‘Swimming in debt’: Sydney’s $14 billion student loan burden

This map reveals which suburbs are carrying the city’s biggest HELP debts.

  • Matt Wade

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The changes to lending requirements are only expected to give a modest boost to borrowing capacities.

How much more money home buyers can spend on a property now

The change could be the difference for some buyers at the edge of being able to purchase, but on the flipside, it may add to demand.

  • Jim Malo
People with HELP debts may be able to borrow more or find it easier to get a mortgage under new government plans.

Banks told to ignore student debt when weighing up home loans

Millions of Australians collectively carrying more than $43 billion in student debts have faced problems getting a mortgage. Now they may have a chance to buy a home.

  • Shane Wright
Mia Chircop completed a La Trobe University subject while still at secondary school.

How VCE students can study at university – free

A growing number of students are doing university subjects while still at secondary school. They are getting points for it, but not the bill.

  • Bridie Smith
RPM HECS

Voters back Labor’s proposed HECS changes. They are even keener for an overhaul of uni fees

But the key adviser who helped devise the HECS regime, Bruce Chapman, has warned against the “fantasy” of free education.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos and David Crowe
George Williams wants the government to slash university fees.

Uni boss’ bold plan to slash university fees and end $50,000 arts degrees

The plan would cost the government $1.7 billion a year and result in the cost of an arts degree falling from $50,000 to $28,000.

  • Daniella White
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Any reduction in student debts will help the economy.

Criticising HECS changes misses the bigger picture

If Richardson wishes to campaign against tax breaks for those on higher incomes, he could choose to start with superannuation, family trusts, negative gearing, capital gains discounts and franking credits.

Give them a break: Cutting student debt is a good investment

While Australians should contribute to the cost of their tertiary education, the current system has imposed an unreasonable burden on many young people.

  • The Herald's View
Them’s the bucks ... non-graduate taxpayers will be among the masses giving this $16 billion tax break to higher-paid graduates.

Why Albanese’s HECS gift is a reverse-Robin Hood

If we give a $16 billion tax break to people on higher incomes who went to university, then we’ll have to get that pound of flesh from the people who didn’t.

  • Chris Richardson
Rea Money

Albanese’s HECS relief won’t fix the core problem – the fees system is broken

Student debt has reached about $81 billion. The government receives far more in student repayments than it does from the gas industry through the petroleum resource rent tax.

  • George Williams

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