Yu-Wei Luke Chu, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Student loans offer access to higher education, but should low performing students face restrictions on borrowing? Our research suggests not.
Now that Dan Tehan has steered the package through the parliament, the government and higher education sector will have to live with the consequences.
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For years, we’ve heard Australia’s spending on tertiary education is some of the lowest in the OECD. This is only true if you ignore GDP growth. Real spending was actually going up, until 2016.