It is a privilege to introduce the Universities Accord (Cutting Student Debt by 20%) Bill.
As promised, this is the very first bill to be introduced to the Parliament after the election.
And as promised, it cuts the student debt of three million Australians by 20 percent.
Mr Speaker, on the 3rd of May Australians made their voices heard.
They voted for the tax cuts we are delivering.
They voted for free TAFE that we are making permanent.
They voted for us to build more homes.
They voted for us to roll out more Medicare Urgent Care Clinics.
They voted for cheaper medicine.
They voted for the biggest investment in Medicare ever, to make it easier to see a doctor for free than ever before.
And they voted for this.
Cutting the student…


