New research from Victoria University’s Mitchell Institute reveals around 16,000 Australians in every electorate has a HECS-HELP debt – with so many impacted by Labor’s commitment to cutting an average of $5,000 of debt, could this policy encourage swings in marginal seats?
The findings are part of the Mitchell Institute’s election brief series that summarises the biggest issues in the education sector in the lead up to the 2025 election.
The Tertiary Education: Election 2025 Brief shows how cost-of-living, housing and migration issues are set to dominate the tertiary education landscape in the upcoming election.
The Coalition has said it will oppose the ‘unfair’ student debt cut and instead take an ‘Australian…
