The Albanese government has been criticised for blocking the Greens’ attempt to stop the indexation of student debt.
Greens deputy leader and education spokesperson, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, panned the government for blocking attempts to introduce a bill in the past six months.
In Australia, individuals seeking higher education at university or technical colleges known as TAFE can apply for a HECS-HELP loan to pay for their studies.
“Millions of people are worse off today, and the blame is solely with Labor, who blocked the Greens’ attempts to stop this student debt indexation from happening and who have ignored desperate pleas for relief,” Faruqi said….