The Greens have announced plans to wipe $81 billion of and make university and TAFE free for all, a week after Labor announced its own plans for relieving financial pressures for students.
The Greens say someone on an average income who has an of $27,600 would save $5,500 each year under the scheme — “enough to cover more than six months’ worth of groceries”.
“It’s time that young people were provided with relief from their debt sentence and money was put back into the pockets of those who need it most,” the party said.
Data from the Australian Tax Office in September showed that the number of Australians with higher education loan program (HELP) debts of more than $100,000 had more than doubled since 2018-19, with nearly 57,000…
