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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp Chief political correspondent

University fees to be set by new commission as Labor urged to reverse Scott Morrison’s price hikes

Australia's education minister Jason Clare
Education minister Jason Clare says Labor intends for the proposed Australian Tertiary Education Commission to set university fees in the future. Photograph: Daniel Pockett/AAP

Labor has confirmed university fees will be set using advice from its proposed Australian Tertiary Education Commission, as it ramps up attacks on the Coalition for opposing Help debt cuts.

The Albanese government’s plan to cut all Help debts by 20% and to lift the repayment threshold has drawn criticism from the opposition, students and some academics for not addressing the underlying cost of university courses.

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