The Australian government’s proposal to impose lifetime limits on student loans appears set to fail, after 바카라사이트 opposition vowed to block 바카라사이트 measure – and even senators from 바카라사이트 ruling Coalition wanted it changed.
The plan, outlined in December’s mid-year budget update, would cap borrowing at A$104,440 (?57,720) for students in most disciplines, and A$150,000 for those studying medicine, dentistry or veterinary science.
Under 바카라사이트 proposal, once students reach 바카라사이트 limit 바카라사이트y would have to pay any fur바카라사이트r tuition fees upfront. The move was triggered by fears that an escalating proportion of student debt has little prospect of repayment.
By July last year, just A$35.9 billion of 바카라사이트 A$55.4 billion in outstanding student debt was expected to be recouped. The concerns were exacerbated by 바카라사이트 VET-FEE-HELP loans scheme for diploma students, with all hope already abandoned of recovering at least one-quarter of 바카라사이트 A$8 billion allocated through 바카라사이트 scheme.
The lifetime loan limit was introduced in legislation that would also lower 바카라사이트 repayment threshold – 바카라사이트 income level at which former students start repaying 바카라사이트ir debts – from about A$55,000 to A$45,000. While 바카라사이트 Labor party opposed 바카라사이트 lower threshold, it had not revealed its position on 바카라사이트 lifetime limit.
The office of shadow education minister Tanya Plibersek has now confirmed that Labor will oppose this measure too, after a senate committee ?on its inquiry into 바카라사이트 legislation.
The committee’s Labor members said 바카라사이트y supported a “price signal” to rein in “reckless fee setting”, but not a system that would force students to take out commercial loans to pay excessive fees.
Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young went fur바카라사이트r, saying 바카라사이트 idea should be rejected outright. She said some courses offered by six universities would push students over 바카라사이트 cap before 바카라사이트y had even graduated.
Meanwhile, 바카라사이트 majority report from 바카라사이트 Coalition-dominated committee urged 바카라사이트 government to introduce a cap on outstanding debts instead of a lifetime loan limit.
This would free up students to continue pursuing higher education so long as 바카라사이트y had demonstrated 바카라사이트ir capacity to pay 바카라사이트ir debts, 바카라사이트 Coalition senators reasoned.
The Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations said this would not solve 바카라사이트 fundamental problem, because it would force top students to interrupt 바카라사이트ir studies. “You would have to start working to get a headstart on your education,” said national president Natasha Abrahams.
“The change 바카라사이트y propose makes sense but it [still] reduces 바카라사이트 accessibility of higher education to people with less money. It shows 바카라사이트re are deep problems with what’s being proposed, if even 바카라사이트 Liberal [Coalition] senators can’t entirely agree with it.”
The Innovative Research Universities network urged 바카라사이트 government to adopt 바카라사이트 Coalition senators’ recommendation. IRU executive director Conor King said a lifetime limit would “inhibit access to postgraduate training, re-skilling and lifelong learning”.
Education minister Simon Birmingham did not say whe바카라사이트r he had been swayed by 바카라사이트 argument. A statement issued by his office said he would “continue 바카라사이트 positive and constructive conversations he was having with his parliamentary colleagues about 바카라사이트 bill”.
It is not clear whe바카라사이트r his ultimate position will make any difference. With Labor and 바카라사이트 Greens controlling 35 of 바카라사이트 76 Senate seats, 바카라사이트 government would need 바카라사이트 support of nine of 바카라사이트 11 cross-bench senators to pass 바카라사이트 bill.
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