Debt relief is a start but Indigenous research students need other support now
“Debt relief is welcome, but it won’t keep students in programs where they feel unsafe, unsupported, or invisible.” The Albanese Government’s recent move to wipe out 20% of student HECS-HELP debt is a welcome financial reprieve, a symbolic and practical gesture recognising the burden students carry. But for many Indigenous higher degree by research (HDR)…

