EPISODE · Nov 4, 2024 · 12 MIN
Will wiping 20 per cent off student HECS debt make a real difference?
from RN Drive - Separate stories podcast · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The government’s plan to wipe 16 billion dollars off of the HECS debt accumulated by students has been met with a mixed response today, with the Opposition labelling the plan “profoundly unfair” and unlikely to increase University enrolments. GUEST: Professor Bruce Chapman is an Australian economist and academic, and the architect of HECS
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The government’s plan to wipe 16 billion dollars off of the HECS debt accumulated by students has been met with a mixed response today, with the Opposition labelling the plan “profoundly unfair” and unlikely to increase University enrolments. GUEST: Professor Bruce Chapman is an Australian economist and academic, and the architect of HECS
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Will wiping 20 per cent off student HECS debt make a real difference?
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