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Students undertaking vocational courses are less likely to pay back their student loan given many don’t earn over the repayment threshold. Shutterstock

40% of vocational students won’t repay their student loan: report

More than a third (40%) of government loans to vocational education and training students will never be repaid, according to a new analysis by the Grattan Institute.
The idea of adding student income support to their HELP debt has been floated, but student debt is already high. Shutterstock

Student debt costs are an obstacle to new student loans

A Grattan Institute report I co-authored highlights student debt costs, with the finding that the government could save $800 million a year by retrieving unpaid debts from deceased estates and students…
Retrieving unpaid student loans from deceased and abroad students would help bring the cost of student debt down. Shutterstock

Chasing unpaid student loans could save government $800m

The government could save A$800 million a year by recovering unpaid student loan debts from deceased estates and students who have moved overseas, a new report from the Grattan Institute has found. “Doubtful…

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