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HECS rise sparks debate

Phoebe Doyle

MILLIONS of university-educated Australians are set to see their HECS-HELP debt rise as inflation increases. The HECS-HELP scheme was developed in the late 1980s, lending students government money to cover the cost of degrees. The government pays for the course upfront, and graduates repay the loan once their salary reaches a certain threshold, which at […]

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