Labor has promised to review the tertiary education sector if elected next year. There are some major issues, and some examples from abroad they should consider.
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New Zealand’s Prime Minister-designate Jacinda Ardern has vowed to take retaliatory action if the Turnbull government changes fee arrangements for New Zealanders studying in Australia.
The government should add a ‘super payment option’ that allows graduates to offset the cost of their HELP repayments.
Education experts discuss changes to schools and universities following the federal treasurer’s budget speech.
Students will now have to pay back more of their loan, and repay quicker.
A flat-rate fee on all student loans is a fairer economic proposal.
The threshold for paying back student loans will vary depending on which party wins the election.
While the government finally ruled out full fee deregulation in its 2016 budget, it is still contemplating uncapping fees for some degree courses. Here’s what else is being discussed.
Increasing the amount that students pay towards their degree is likely to be on the cards of higher education in this year’s election.
Combining a lower repayment scale with a super option would allow for earlier repayment of HELP loans and greater flexibility for graduates to manage living expenses early in their careers.
Academic experts respond to the latest report by the Parliamentary Budget Office on the impact of student loans on the budget.
A new report has called on the government to lower the threshold at which university graduates repay their debt from $54,126 to $42,000. But is this fair on students?
Australians who live in another country for more than six months will now have to pay back their student loans.
Students rated their financial literacy quite low, which means many students who have managed to secure a place at university don’t believe they understand about debt.
The HECS revolution remains seriously incomplete because it does not extend to many parts of the vocational education and training sector - which still suffers from the scourge, hostility and unfairness of upfront fees.
Overseas debtors should have to repay their student loans, but it won’t recoup as much as repayments from deceased estates.
Unpaid HELP debts are a problem, while super contributions may be lost. Should students use super to repay HELP?
The cost of the national student loan debt held by the federal government has gathered pace to pop the A$30 billion mark, perpetuating rumours that a debt sale could be on the cards. Should that happen…
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Honorary Senior Fellow, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Fellow, Higher Education Program, Grattan Institute
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Director, Policy Impact, College of Business and Economics, Australian National University
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Associate Professor, Research School of Finance, Actuarial Studies & Statistics, Australian National University
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Associate Professor, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne
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Vice-Chancellor and President, CQUniversity Australia
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Senior Research Fellow in Youth, Research & Policy Centre, Brotherhood of St Laurence, Honorary Fellow in Education Policy, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in the Practice of Higher Education Policy, Australian National University
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