The Government’s student debt reforms are being rolled out from today after its HECS indexation changes passed Parliament last month. The Government’s student debt reforms are being rolled out from ...

The ATO has encouraged people to check their HECS debt balance, after the government's indexation changes were applied. · Source: Yahoo Finance/Getty Aussies have been urged to log into their ...

It’s a great day to be an Aussie with HECS debt thanks to some new laws passed in the Senate which means you may not have to pay back as much cashola as you think. It’s a strange yet exciting ...

But the key adviser who helped devise the HECS regime in the 1980s, Australian National University professor Bruce Chapman, warned on Monday against the “fantasy” of free education and ...

After inflation surged last year, the HECS indexation rate skyrocketed to 7.1 per cent, triggering an uproar as students saw their debts spiral. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today While ...

Three million Aussies will get hundreds of dollars wiped off their HECS debts, with the new laws set to change how pesky annual indexation charges are applied. About $3bn will be removed from more ...

The rate at which HELP debts are indexed. HELP debts — the most common being part of the Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS), used by university students to cover their fees — are ...

The government has now wiped $3 billion in HECS-HELP debt off the books, giving some relief for current and former students across the country as we head to the holiday season. The latest change ...

Australian parliament passes changes to student debt indexation, affecting 3 million citizens. HECS debts indexed in 2023/2024 to be credited; refunds for fully repaid debts post-2023.

Millions of Australians will have hundreds of dollars wiped from their HECS debt after the government passed new laws which will change how the student loans are indexed each year. About $3bn will ...