“A stab in an open wound”: why your student loan is blowing out today
May 31, 2023•20 min•Season 4Ep. 131
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Episode description
Today student debts will increase by 7.1% for more than three million Australians thanks to indexation. The average national student debt is $24,770.75 and will be increased by an extra $1758.72 .
We speak to the creator of the HECS-HELP system Bruce Chapman about whether he thinks the current system should remain as is, and former student Hanna who’s furious at the increase.
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