Jason Clare (Blaxland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Education) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you for your question about student debt. I know your passion and your commitment to this area. Can I make a couple of points about student debt and other related reforms that we're making in our universities.

The first is that we've cut student debt by 20 per cent for three million Australians, and that's the biggest cut to student debt by any Australian government ever. It's taking a massive weight off the backs of young Australians—the same young Australians, incidentally, that were helping with the legislation that the Treasurer has introduced to make it easier for young Australians to buy a home. We don't want to have a country where young Australians are forced to rent forever. That's what this legislation is all about.

The second point is we're now taking steps to make it easier for young people to get a degree cheaper and faster, particularly for young people that have already got a TAFE qualification.

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