HECS
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Policy & Reform
$50,000 arts degrees look set to stay
A Greens bill to slash university fees for arts, law and business students is unlikely to pass the Senate, despite…
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In the News
Treasurer tells big banks to ease HECS home loan rules
Big banks have agreed to review the impact of university debts for degrees on home loan approvals following an intervention…
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Analysis
Albanese flags radical changes to student debt – with a 20% overall cut and drop in payment rates
Over the weekend, the Albanese government announced radical changes to student loans, which would kick in after the next federal…
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On Campus
Number of students with $100,000+ HECS debt doubled in 3 years
The number of Australians saddled with more than $100,000 in student debt has doubled in the past three years as…
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Analysis
The good news is the government plans to cancel $3 billion in student debt. The bad news is indexation will still be high
Every year on June 1, student debt in Australia is indexed to inflation. In 2023, high inflation pushed the indexation…
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Funding
$3bn in HECS to be wiped, paid placements announced
The federal government on Saturday announced it will change the way HECS-HELP and apprenticeship support loans are indexed, backdated to…
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Commentary
Opinion: No relief in sight for students with $16,000 fees
It looks increasingly likely that one of the most glaring inequities in the university system – the fact some publicly…
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Policy & Reform
4.7% HECS increase: Relief promised in budget
Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Monday said the upcoming May 14 budget will consider providing relief for university student financial issues…
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In the News
HECS petition racks up 240,000 signatures
A HECS-HELP petition that urges the education minister to change the way HECS is indexed has gained 200,000 signatures in…
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News
Jobs-ready graduate changes
Labor has pressed ahead in its redesign of the Job-ready graduates scheme, reversing fee hikes for honours students and introducing…
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Opinion
The missing ten per cent – you get what you pay for in higher education: opinion
Why do ten per cent of Australian students choose non-government (independent) institutions of higher education in preference to universities? With…
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News
ANU professor recommends HECS-style loans to soften COVID-19 economic crash
The architect of Australia’s original Higher Education Contribution Scheme – known as HECS – is calling on the government to…
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In the News
HECS legislation passes through Lower House
The federal government has scrapped plans to place a "lifetime cap" on student loans, but has been granted support from…
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Analysis
Free university education: Kiwi feat or a red herring?
When Jacinda Ardern became New Zealand's Prime Minister in October last year, many were surprised because of her youth, inexperience and femininity.…
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Policy & Reform
UTS presents university commercialisation alternative
Today, in UTS' 'brown paper bag', a symposium on advancing the public benefit of universities took place. Resisting commercialisation The need…
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It pays to help disadvantaged students
The Grattan Institute report that suggests we should consider pay-your-own-way degrees might work if we were all financially secure, but…
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HECS debt blows out to $23b
The number of students in hoc to the federal government – and the debt – has never been higher. Australian…
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Maths and science subsidies face the axe
Maths and science university subjects could soon lose Commonwealth subsidies as a result of the federal government’s attempts to save…
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Cautious welcome by VET for wider HECS
A proposal by the federal government to extend HECS-style loans to some VET students has been welcomed by the sector,…
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Research to examine expanding HECS
Tweaks to the nation’s higher education contribution scheme (HECS) could improve student outcomes, researchers say. Extending HECS to cover living…
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