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Labor’s wiping of 20% of Hecs debt barely moves the needle. Australia’s students need to be freed from their crushing debt

Anthony Albanese, who went to university for free, needs to do more than toss us crumbs in the form of half-baked debt relief

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Labor’s Election Promise To Slash Student Debt By 20%: What You Need To Know

Aussies who owe $27,600 on their HECS / HELP debt — the national average — could see a cut of more than $5,000.

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HECS cut to help fix 'intergenerational unfairness': PM

The federal government has unveiled plans to cut HECS debt by one-fifth for university students if it wins the next election.

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University graduates to save $5,500, on average, in Albanese plan to wipe 20% of student debt

Federal government overhaul to remove close to $20bn of student debt for 3 million Australians

The Guardian - AU

University graduates to save $680 a year, on average, as Albanese announces increase to Hecs threshold

PM to announce change that would see minimum debt repayment threshold lifted from $54,000 to $67,000 from next financial year

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A thousand Australian university jobs are at risk. Who’s to blame for the dire financial state?

The university sector is shedding hundreds of jobs, with responsibility being laid at the feet of government reforms and poor management. How did we get here?

The Guardian - AU

‘I believe I can win’: the immigrant hoping to upset Labor in a western Sydney stronghold

Ahmed Ouf, a pharmacist from Egypt, says local election success means he can take Blaxland from Jason Clare

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Sussan Ley says Richard Marles should resign if he failed to provide safe workplace for chief of staff

Deputy opposition leader expresses concern for Jo Tarnawsky’s welfare after chief of staff claims she was effectively sacked

The Guardian - AU

There’s a new school funding bill in parliament. Will this end the funding wars?

On Thursday, federal Education Minister Jason Clare introduced a school funding bill to parliament.

The Conversation

Foreign student cap on courses a 'reserve power'

Education Minister Jason Clare says limits for foreign students taking up individual degrees will only be used as a back up.

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'Enough blood has been spilled': concern over Gaza toll

A senior Australian minister has questioned whether Israel is complying with international law in its bombing of schools and hospitals in Gaza.

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Australia’s biggest states hold out for greater public school funding as deadline passes

Queensland, Victoria, NSW and South Australia defy education minister Jason Clare and push on for a 5% increase in federal funds

The Guardian - AU

'Catastrophic' student caps blasted before inquiry

Training colleges have hit out at international student caps before a Senate committee hearing into new laws to crack down on dodgy providers.

AAP

Lebanon 'can't become Gaza' as Australians told to exit

Australians in Lebanon have been told to leave immediately as Foreign Minister Penny Wong urges Israel and Hezbollah to stop a destructive cycle of attacks.

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Labor has proposed a public school funding boost – states, crossbenchers and the Greens want more. What happens now?

The federal government says states and territories must ‘chip in’ to close the gap – but they say they’ve done the ‘heavy lifting’

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Victoria digs its heels in over public school funding

Victoria has dug in its heels over an offer from the federal government on public school funding, arguing the Commonwealth should fill a known shortfall.

The Guardian - AU

Minister defends watered-down bill – as it happened

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Justice, safety for uni students as watchdog introduced

An independent student watchdog will be able to force universities to deal with the high number of sexual assaults, after a failure to address complaints.

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Universities say they are being treated like ‘political footballs’ in scathing critique of Labor’s student cap

Decision to cap international enrolments the most ‘extraordinary intervention’ since 2021 Coalition vetoing of research grants, Universities Australia chair to say

AAP

Great divide: private school funding gap keeps growing

More than half the nation's private schools receive more government funding per student than comparable public schools, an education union report has found.

The Conversation

Australian schools could get an extra $16 billion – but only if states reach a deal with Jason Clare by the end of September

The federal government has offered states a new funding agreement that would provide an extra A$16 billion for Australian schools, starting next year.

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'Disillusioned': Muslim group warning ahead of election

A grassroots political movement is aiming to swing votes away from the government at the federal election over its response to the Israel-Gaza conflict.

The Conversation

Australia’s approach to international student caps is even more radical than in the UK and Canada

This week, Education Minister Jason Clare made an announcement that could reshape the landscape of international education in Australia.

The Guardian - AU

Plan to cap international students ‘fundamentally destructive’ for state’s finances, Victorian treasurer says

Tim Pallas warns of an ‘adverse effect’ as the Albanese government faces opposition from the Greens and its own state ranks

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Australia caps international student numbers amid discontent over housing

Education minister says enrolments to be limited to 270,000 in 2025 in bid to create ‘a better and a fairer system’.

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