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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.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos and David Crowe
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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.
- by Daniella White
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.
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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.
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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.
- by Chris Richardson
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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.
- by George Williams
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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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
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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
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