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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Christine Chen

Why Australia wiped billions off student loans for millions of people

Australia’s parliament on Thursday passed a law to cut student loans by 20 per cent, wiping more than A$16 billion ($10.31 billion) in debt for 3 million people - (AP)

Australia's parliament has passed a law to cut student loans by 20 per cent, wiping more than A$16 billion ($10.31 billion) in debt for three million people.

This legislation, the first enacted by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s centre-left Labor Party since their re-election in May with one of the country's largest-ever majorities, fulfils a key election promise aimed at easing the rising cost of living.

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