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Andrew Brown

HECS cut to help fix 'intergenerational unfairness': PM

Student debt repayments will be reduced as part of a proposed federal government plan. (Paul Miller/AAP PHOTOS)

Cutting the HECS debts of millions of university students will address the financial inequality experienced by younger Australians, the prime minister says.

The federal government proposes to slash 20 per cent off university debts from June next year, as part of a pitch to younger voters ahead of the next federal election.

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