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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Caitlin Cassidy

Australians who lost welfare under 1990s student loan scheme have cause for class action, expert says

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The Coalition dumped the student financial supplement scheme at the end of 2003, acknowledging it was saddling students with high levels of debt. Photograph: Julian Smith/AAP

Recipients of a dumped welfare scheme that enticed low-income students to trade away their right to welfare have cause to mount a class action, a senior legal expert says.

The Australian government is still chasing $2bn of debt from more than 140,000 former students who signed up to the student financial supplement scheme (SFSS).

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