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Andrew Brown

Calls to cap student debt indexation after latest rise

HECS Debt levels will rise 4.7 per cent from June 1, the second-largest hike in more than a decade. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Graduates paying back their university debt should be given guarantees their loans will not rise above a certain level, higher education experts say, after another spike in indexation. 

Debt levels for HECS will increase by 4.7 per cent from June 1, following the release of official inflation figures that highlighted how stubborn prices pressures are.

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