Federal Budget 2024: Treasurer Jim Chalmers flags support for student debts, unpaid placements
Students and recent graduates saddled with ballooning debts and those partaking in placements for subjects like teaching and nursing are in line for relief in the upcoming federal budget. Speaking to reporters in Canberra, Treasurer Jim Chalmers hinted at measures designed to ease education costs at a time of heightened inflationary pressures. “Whether HECS relief,…