Pages tagged "policy_community"
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Australia’s Student Loan Scheme is Broken
Media Release, 1 June 2023
Tertiary education is more than a cost; it is an investment in our future. A better educated workforce means greater productivity and greater community prosperity.
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Government under pressure to fix ‘egregious’ HECS indexation rule
AFR, 1 June 2023
Teal MP Kylea Tink says the government must shift the indexation date for HECS payments to November 1 to remedy a “ridiculous” and “egregious” tax office rule that means graduates are copping indexation increases to portions of their study debts they have already repaid.
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Concerns rise over HECS debt interest charges
Sky News, 1 June 2023
Independent MP Kylea Tink says Australians need to understand the flaws in the current system, which permits being charged interest on a debt incurred nine months prior rather than reflecting the real current amount.