Sexual violence victim-survivors and advocates have welcomed a plan to end gendered violence in universities, released publicly today by Federal Education Minister Jason Clare. The draft action plan, developed by a working group on university governance chaired by Our Watch CEO Patty Kinnersly, was presented at a meeting to educationContinue Reading
Hundreds of protesters have descended on Sydney Town Hall, calling on the New South Wales government to make more commitments to public housing and fixing rental affordability in their upcoming budget. The Rally to Fix the Housing Crisis got underway early on Saturday afternoon, with crowd largely consisting of youngContinue Reading
Ruby Bisson expects to live her entire life in debt and a new rule passed by the government on Thursday has made her situation even more untenable. The 28-year-old Sydneysider is one of millions around the country who attended university and is now stuck paying back her HECS-HELP loan. FromContinue Reading
Crossbench MPs are calling for urgent government intervention into student loan indexation to stop as many as 3 million Australians from being “swept away by a debt avalanche”. Eight MPs and senators have written to Education Minister Jason Clare and Anthony Albanese pushing them to act immediately before the indexationContinue Reading
Labor MP Anne Aly has come under fire for her choice of accessory while speaking in parliament about young Australians struggling with the cost of living crisis. During Question Time on Thursday, the Western Australia MP and Early Childhood Education and Youth Minister was asked to explain what was beingContinue Reading
The federal budget has been delivered and, while it’s very good news if you are a high-income earner, young Aussies feel they have been, once again, left behind. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down their second budget on Tuesday night and, in doing so, stressed thatContinue Reading
Millions of Australians are expected to be hit with hikes in their HECS repayments amid skyrocketing inflation. Student loans, known as HECS-Help, are not charged interest. Instead, the full amount is indexed to inflation each year. They are often labelled a “good debt” – being far cheaper than other typesContinue Reading
A proposal to abolish the indexation on $74bn of student debt has been put on ice after a parliamentary inquiry recommended the bill should be scrapped. The senate’s higher education legislation committee tabled its report on Monday into the Greens push which also included raising the minimum repayment income toContinue Reading
More than three million Australians with student loans are being warned to brace themselves for a super-sized increase to their debt in the coming months. The debt, known as HECS-HELP, is not charged interest. Instead, the full amount is indexed to inflation each year. It’s often labelled a “good debt”Continue Reading