Senate committee inquiring into student debt

Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi wants to end indexation of student loan debt and tie the repayment threshold to the median wage

The Senate has sent her bill to the Education and Employment Legislation Committee. It will report in April, with hearings to be set and submissions due February 23.

Government witnesses who graduated pre-HECs, will undoubtedly choose their words carefully if they have to explain why the bill should fail.