In Reps QT yesterday Andrew Wilkie (Ind-Tas) asked Education Minister Jason Clare if he will freeze HELP indexation until the Accord report is delivered in December. To which Mr Clare replied, “the short answer to your question is no, we have made no change to HECs in the budget.”

The long answer was that Mr Clare wants to expand access to HE.  “This is what we’ve got to fix. The cost of university degrees is important, and the cost of living is important, but the cost of those kids from those communities missing out is important too. This is what we’ve got to fix. This, at its core, is what the Universities Accord will be all about.”

Perhaps Mr Wilkie can ask next about that other Accord-referred issue,  student fees under the Job-Ready Graduate s Package.

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