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Calculating How Much HECS Debt Barbie Would Have If She Studied For All Of Her Jobs In Aus

Might have to wait a few more years for that Dreamhouse.

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The Job-ready Graduates scheme for uni fees is on the chopping block – but what will replace it?

On Wednesday, Education Minister Jason Clare released a much-anticipated report on universities. This is the interim report of the Universities Accord review.

The Conversation

Soaring student debt sparks call for policy reset

Australia's 30-year-old student debt system needs a refresh to ensure people aren't discouraged from higher education, a major review has found

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Australian universities report finds quality of education eroded by ‘long-term underfunding’

New report reveals 83% of respondents are concerned universities’ focus on profit is undermining education standards

The Guardian - AU

Ask the Expert: HELP debt? What to consider and prioritise when paying off uni fees

Many students’ HELP debt is rising fast even if they are making repayments. For those that have a debt, here are a few things to consider.

The New Daily

Belfast men to hold Full Monty event in aid of Cost of Living support group

The show in East Belfast will be in aid of Cost of Living charity Help is at Hand for those in Need NI

Belfast Live

Education minister open to changes on how indexation applies to HECS-HELP debt

Federal Education Minister Jason Clare has left the door open for changes to how HECS-HELP debts are paid back, including how indexation is applied to the original debt.

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Republican senator sparks laughter as he tells witness: ‘I don’t want reality!’

Markwayne Mullin again makes headlines for his conduct in a committee hearing

The Independent UK

HELP: Inflation brings shock rise to student loans

The Education Minister says the formula used to adjust student loan balances for inflation will be considered in a review of higher education.

The New Daily

Student debt indexation to have lifelong impacts on Australians' borrowing capacity

For the past decade, student debts have increased by about 2 per cent a year on average, but tomorrow they will rise by a massive 7.1 per cent. The consequences of increased debt will affect graduates for decades.

ABC News

Last day for grads to dodge huge HECS debt hike

Australians are being urged to pay off as much student debt as they can ahead of May 25, before rising inflation causes HELP loan balances to skyrocket.

AAP

Thinking of paying off your HECS debt before indexation? The ATO says you better do it today

More than 3 million Australians will have their HECS-HELP debts indexed at 7.1 per cent come June 1.

ABC News

Help to Save scheme extended until April 2025

More than 359,200 people have opened savings accounts since its launch in September 2018, HM Revenue and Customs said.

The Independent UK

Voluntary HELP debt repayments soar ahead of major indexation rise

Thousands of people are making voluntary contributions to their Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) debts ahead of the 7.1 per cent jump in indexation on June 1.

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Newcastle Herald

Help at hand at university to ease HSC stress for Hunter students

Help is at hand for high school students doing the HSC as the University of Newcastle (UON) launches its Early Entry Program.

The Guardian - AU

MPs push to ease student debt burdens as record Help loan indexation looms

Proposal to abolish indexation projected to cost up to $1.3bn as MPs and students say higher education loan scheme is ‘no longer fit for purpose’

Pedestrian.tv

I Got My Numbers Boyfriend To Explain Exactly Why HELP Debts Are Increasing By 7.1%

HECS debts. HELP debts. Indexation. Consumer price indexes. INFLATION. Some of us didn’t go to school for maths and numbers, so the mere sight of such mathematical words causes our brains to shut down faster than MilkRun on a Tuesday in April. And so, I called up my engineer boyfriend…

The Guardian - AU

Millions of Australians face higher Help and Hecs debts: see how inflation will change your student loan repayments

See how indexation affects a higher education debt over 10 years using actual payment thresholds

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The Conversation

The Universities Accord should scrap Job-ready Graduates and create a new multi-rate system for student fees

This article is part of our series on big ideas for the Universities Accord. The federal government is calling for ideas to “reshape and reimagine higher education, and set it up for the next decade and beyond”. A review team is due to finish a draft report in June and…

Daily Mirror

Major savings shake-up could hit thousands of savers - see who will be affected

Help to Save is a type of savings account offered by the Government, available to low income workers who are claiming certain benefits - here is everything you need to know

Roll Call

House, Senate craft separate health care packages - Roll Call

A deal announced this week on a series of drug pricing bills could be a sign of progress an issue that has bedeviled both parties.

The Guardian - AU

Calls to reform Australia’s student debt scheme as loan holders face ‘deeply unjust’ 7.1% rise

Millions of Australians face a hike in their Help and Hecs loans when indexation is added on 1 June, the highest increase in decades

The Guardian - AU

Debt ‘avalanche’ a sign loan system is broken, senator says – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

‘It’s perverse’: how Australia’s student loan scheme traps graduates in a debt spiral

Hit with a record high indexation rate, many young people don’t see how they will ever make a dent in their Help debt

The Guardian - AU

‘It’s obscene’: ATO still chasing $2bn in student debt from controversial 1990s loan scheme

More than 140,000 people who traded welfare payments for loans are still repaying them decades later

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